Wednesday January 27, 2010

Happy Hump Day! Sorry I have been so slack in my posting this week. Now that classes are in full swing, I don't have the free time that I had during my first few weeks. Since my last posting, I have not done anything exciting, but I will say that I had my best meal yet in Spain! Several weeks ago I talked about a place called the Bagel Shop that is the only place in Barcelona to find bagels. I had my tastiest and cheapest meal yet there yesterday, and then found out the worst news ever. They're closing next week! This is the hangout for all of the IES students at lunch time, so we are all very disappointed. I'm going to try to visit that place as often as I can in the next week. We've also been back to George Payne's Irish pub for lunch twice this week, as there is a buy one, get one free special Monday-Friday. Slowly but surely, we're finding the cheapest ways to have good lunches in Barcelona! I am also proud to say that I have gotten to know a lot of new people this week during my lunch hour. Having attended Latin & Wofford, I have been in a southern "bubble" for most of my life. I am really enjoying meeting people from all over the US and even some from around the world.

We have our IES field trip this weekend, so we are to be at the Hard Rock Cafe at 7:45 am tomorrow morning. The Liberal Arts and Business program is heading an hour and a half south of Barcelona to a town called Tarragona. This is one of the most historic areas of Spain and has lots of Roman ruins. We will be there until Saturday night doing a hike, touring, visiting museums, and even wine tasting! Apparently, the Tarragona area has a famous vineyard and we get to sample some of their products. I am very excited as I have never done anything like this. Most of the people in my program are dreading this trip, but I think it'll be a good way to see areas outside of Barcelona at the expense of IES! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I will try to post about my trip next Sunday!