barceLOna abroad: Girona

It has been a busy and crazy week here in Barcelona! So much for siesta time…I can never seem to get any rest in this city! My week has been filled with going to class, eating at restaurants, going to the gym and going out at night. Yesterday, we went to Girona, which is a small town an hour outside of Barcelona. It was a little rainy at first, but then the sun started to come out, which made for an enjoyable afternoon. Girona is home to only 28,000 people. It was a fun little town, with a huge wall surrounding the city that we were able to walk on top of and get great views of the city. We then headed off to the Dali Museum, which was veryyy interesting. All of his work looked very odd and crazy…I couldn’t quite understand where his brain was at with all of his artwork. Sadly, my roommate Meghan had to leave the program to go back to the states due to health issues this last week. It was a tough transition, but I am trying to make the best of the situation. Luckily, I can see us being friends forever, as I know we will keep in touch with one another and am able to update her constantly on our friends’ lives overseas. It helps that my really good friend Lia lives the floor below me, so she has become my new roommate that comes and goes as she pleases. The other day, we went to this really fun and creative candy store next to the Barcelona Cathedral. It is called Happy Pills and you choose from all different kinds of candy to go in a pill container and choose what you want to have them cure. I chose to help overcome my fear of flying!