I like to consider myself a beginner foodie enthusiast. Barcelona is the perfect place to start this journey by trying as many new places and flavors as I can. In my neighborhood I have a large selection of different food places to explore! Barcelona, Spain is not a hard place Read more…
I woke up and stopped over at the same coffee place I went to yesterday when we all flew in. They don’t really speak English and I don’t really speak Catalan but we were able to manage with me getting my coffee and donut Afterward we went to the CEA building Read more…
After a few days getting acclimated in Barcelona, we ventured out of the city for a bit and into the most beautiful wine region in coastal town. After a one-hour bus ride, we entered the El Penedes Wine Region, an area in Catalonia sweeping all the way up from the Read more…
On Friday May 5th it was a fairly relaxing day. Earlier that day me a few of our flat mates wanted to walk around and explore Barcelona for a bit before out Catamaran sailing trip planned in the evening. While we were walking around, we found this skate shop called Read more…
Slept in a bit to help combat the jetlag! After a small breakfast and some COFFEE… Teresa and I decided to try the famous Spanish drinking chocolate. We discovered that Granja Dulcinea, the place from the video we watched in class, closed at 1 PM. It was just a little Read more…
Day 2 Started off the morning with a walk to a local market. This is where the locals shopped, and there was aisles and aisles of fresh meat and fish. I stumbled my way through a conversation to buy some coffee. I can’t wait for tomorrow when the pot is Read more…
WOW! What day we had! After a long, and I mean longggggggg night, I got to sleep in a lot since we did not have to meet for out bout tour until 4. Luckily I got a lot of sleep in preparation for our sunny adventure on the water! I Read more…
We did it! We made it to Barcelona after a long straining Junior year. Day 1 felt like it took forever because of the jet lag that ensued from the plane. I’ve never experienced jet lag like that before and I felt so unbelievably tired. One of the first things Read more…
We arrived in Barcelona at around 9 a.m. after a long flight across the Atlantic. After everyone got through customs and got their luggage, we were bussed to our beautiful apartments close to our CEA building. It was recommended we stay up and immediately adjust to the time difference, so Read more…
5/5/23 This morning brought much better energy, as our fridge did not stop working throughout the night. I think I have established a little morning routine of eating cereal on our balcony. This time I put some sliced up bananas and blueberries again with some honey, and it hit Read more…