Day 63- Thursday I had my Spanish midterm, which was a lot easier than I thought. Looks like all that studying paid off because I was the first one to finish! After I got out, I attempted to use my time to figure out my schedule for next semester but ended up talking to friends. I'm freaking out a little because I don't know if I'm going to graduate on time. The stress of being back home is already getting to me. I also started applying for internships and jobs but so far they all want me to wait until I get back in the US to apply. On a happier note, in my International Business class today we watched a documentary made by 4 college students who spent a summer in Guatemala living on $1 a day. It was very eye opening and I felt kind of bad because these families don't know where their next meal is will come from while I am frustrated that I can't do everything I want. After the documentary, my teacher gave us a website where we can loan money to families in the form of small amounts called micro financing. I instantly made the connection with Enactus and thought this would be a great way for us to have an impact by loaning some money. We could even do awareness events, it will be awesome! Hopefully, everyone else agrees. If you'd like to help out visit: kiva.org I left my marketing class a few minutes early to have enough time to go home, pick up my suitcase and head to the airport. Again, getting to the airport was a breeze and we arrived with plenty of time. The flight to Barcelona went by really quick because I spent the entire time writing; besides it's not like an hour is a long time. We navigated our way through the airport, took a bus to the metro and arrived at our hotel within 45 mins. We invested in 4 day metro passes to be able to use the metro as much as we want while we were there. In order to get our money back we would have to use it 10 times. Not too hard. After we settled into our room we headed out for dinner at a "Mexican style" restaurant. The food was good but nothing compared to Asadero back home. The rest of the night we used the free map that we got from our bus ride to the city to pin point all of the places we wanted to visit before we went to bed. Day 64- Thursday night before I went to bed I remembered that Matt snores like a train so being in the same room and getting sleep didn't seem possible. As I expected, every couple hours I woke up to a roaring snore. Instead of waking up at 8 like I was supposed to, I woke up 40 mins later to recover some of the sleep I had lost. We spent the morning getting breakfast and exploring the Gothic Quarter, stumbling upon the market I wanted to go to. It was cool but I liked the market in London a lot better. Since we had so much time there we didn't have to worry about seeing everything in one day and could take some time to explore. We walked along La Rambla and then visited the Museum of Illusions. It was pretty cool but the lighting was awful and made some of the pictures come out with hotspots. Check out the pictures! We also saw the cathedral and the Picasso museum but decided to wait until Sunday to get in for free. On our way to the park we found a place to eat for lunch. In an effort to embrace Catalan culture I ordered a traditional pasta dish, portions with veggies and potatoes and flan. When my first plate came I was greeted by pasta with clams. Instead of returning it (because I don't like seafood) I swallowed my pride and ate as much of it as I could. It was good; I just couldn't stand the taste of fish. Luckily, I had delicious bread to cover up the taste. The second plate couldn't have come sooner and it was so delicious. The flan was okay but not the greatest. After we paid for our food the waitress offered to show us the private dining room they had for parties downstairs. It was absolutely gorgeous. Definitely a place to keep in mind for a huge fancy dinner party. The park reminded me of the one in Madrid and so far Barcelona hadn't impressed me too much but once we walked more inside and found a beautiful fountain, I was in awe. There's just something about parks that I love. I spent most of my stroll through the park thinking about back home and how much I miss everyone. If only they were all with me sharing in the experiences, everything would be much better. The shocking thing is that I don't have that much time left here. Most of this month I'm going to be on some of my last vacations os the weeks are going to fly by and before I know it I'll be in the Bilbao airport heading home. It's kind of crazy to think of but I think it will be bittersweet. After the park, we headed to the beach, which was beautiful. Never in my life would I have thought I would be able to walk along the Mediterranean Sea while the water splashed against my feet. By the time we made it to the hotel we were both pretty tired and relaxed for the rest of the night. Since we were still full from lunch we decided not to go out for tapas. I'm glad because because that meant I could shower early and turn in for the night.
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