Hola chicos y chicas! We arrived in Barcelona and we have been pretty busy so far. We went on a tour of the city on Monday and saw Sagrada Familia and we went to the top of a hill/mountain so we were able to see the entire city and coastline. The view was freaking amazing!! Becca and I were put into the same Spanish class luckily, and our professor is hilarious! He makes a lot of jokes about Americans, and we don't have an attendance policy which is pretty sweet. He says that everyone passes and we don't have tests, just a final exam which we have to have a 6 minute conversation in Spanish. The nightlife is pretty crazy over here. The first night we went to a club called Opium which is huge and had raging techno music! It doesn't open till 2 am though which sucks because during the week we have to wake up at like 7:45 for class. The other night we went to an ice bar which everything was made of ice. When you go in they give you a huge jacket and gloves, but Becca made the mistake of wearing a dress and sandals so she was still pretty cold!
Yesterday we went to the Barcelona soccer stadium which was huuuuuuge! It is the second biggest stadium in the world. We got to see all of the trophies and were able to go into the away team's locker room.
Last night we went out as a group to a bar that lets you make your own drinks for 4 euros. When we first got to Barcelona everything really expensive, but now we are finding cheaper restaurants and everything at the grocery store is really cheap. A carton of sangria at the grocery store is only 84 cents. The beach is really pretty but the one we have been going to is very crowded. There are people walking around selling things that come up to you every minute trying to sell you mojitos, massages, beer, etc. It gets pretty annoying but our director has recommended some other beaches that aren't as crowded and touristy. A few people in our group have already gotten pickpocketed so good thing I have a money belt! Comment if you have questions!