Barcelona-

This weekend I had an awesome time basking in the sun and vivid colors of the Mediterranean :). I went to Barcelona for my 21st birthday, which was on Sunday, by myself, and stayed in a nice hostel. My favorite part about the whole city was all the architecture done by Gaudi, especially la Sagrada Familía, which is a church that still won’t be finished until 2025-2026. It was really nice to get away from Paris for a little bit, and it was so warm and sunny down in Barcelona. I shocked myself by being able to speak more Spanish than I realized I could! I also actually had no idea that they spoke another language in that area called Catalan, so I didn’t understand everything people were saying.

Last week I had another flu, which is so, so annoying. My departure is becoming more and more imminent, and I want to be able to get out and explore!! I feel like I’m stuck in a niche in Paris and not getting out enough and experiencing enough. I didn’t win a travel grant from Wellesley that I applied for, so I will have to go home at the end of December as opposed to January, and I just feel like it’s too short of a time :(.

Since I was sick, I have so much to catch up on as far as school and writing etc. etc. ahhh!!