Estoy aqui!

Last night was my second night in my new apartment here in Barcelona. I woke up this morning to the sounds of coches y motos zipping by my balcony window and the shuffling feet of mi companeros (flat mates). I opened the 10ft tall shutters in my room to a cloud covered sky and decided that today is a good day for tea, relaxation, and figuring out how to start a blog with directions in Spanish.

I will spare you the painful details of the first apartment Charlotte and I inhabited but we feel as though we have backed into a bucket of butter having found our new piso! Our roommates are Coqui, Silvana, and Gerson, all of whom are very sweet and very Spanish.

It is my third week here in Barcelona and a lot has hapened and
I'm not quite sure where to start! Mary-Alice arrived on my
birthday and we rung in my 28th year with laughs, wine, and a night out in the Gothic quarter. It was great to be on the other side of the world celebrating my birthday in a beautiful city with two of my dearest friends.


In the past two weeks, we explored beautiful parks and beaches that inspired Picasso, made up short stories to help us remember our Spanish vocabulary, and enjoyed the Gaudi inspired architecture. We wandered the streets of Barcelona stopping regularly to have a cafe con leche or a beer/copa de vino (sometimes before noon) to rest our feet and figure out which neighborhood to get lost in next. It was hard to see Mary-Alice off at the airport as it was nice to have a little piece of home here with me, not to mention her ability to keep Charlotte and I in stitches!




Charlotte and I are now on the job hunt! I am beginning to teach English to a Spaniard named Sergi and we meet twice a week and I hope to pick up a few more students as time progresses. We are also exploring the idea of working on yachts that would take us to islands around the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and potentially other parts of the world! I will keep you posted...