barceLOna abroad

First week of classes done!! Yipppeee it’s the weekend! Two nights ago I went to L’ovella Negra, which is a great “bar” down the street from us. It is not a standard bar that you’d see in the states…rather it was a HUGE warehouse with lots of long wooden tables. I went to the other L’ovella Negra last weekend, but I have found that this one is more fun and is only a block away from my resedencia. Here we watched my first FC Barcelona game….and because it was against Real Madrid (their biggest rival) it made for an even crazier night. It was unlike any football sports bar I have experienced in the states. Every local there was chanting multiple songs when something good would happen and us Americans would pretend we knew all the words…I need to learn these songs if I am going to become a true Barcelona fan! Nonetheless, it was a wild time and can’t wait to attend a game in person!! (It won’t be versus Real Madrid though because I heard those tickets are at around 550 Euros) Yesterday, I went to Bo de B for lunch, recommended to me by a friend who studied abroad here last year…it was TO DIE FOR! She explained it as chipoltle/subway…but honestly it was 1000 times better than both. All the ingredients were fresh and laid out for each customer to choose their own meal. I had a pollo bocadillo (chicken sandwich), with avocado sauce, garlic sauce, tomatoes, corn, and cucumbers. Doesn’t sound like anything great, but I can promise you it was delishhhh. I met some girls here who told me about a churro stand right by my resedencia…uh oh…we know what this means. It is only a block away and could be realll dangerous for me. For dinner, we went to La Cantonita de Coronela, where I had delicious shrimp tacos near Barceloneta. At night, we went to Razzmatazz, which is a multi-level (mostly American) club. Today my group went on a tour of La Pedrera, which is one of Gaudi’s masterpieces. It was definitely a sight to see! The rooftop was the best part as we saw views all around of Barcelona and got to see the magnificent rooftop itself of La Pedrera.I now can understand the genius that Gaudi was and realize there is no one else in history or current times that can compare to his work. For dinner, my friends and I went to Barceloneta to find some fresh paella. We were told to stay off the main street and head into the alleys to find a local, hole in the wall place. It was a great success, as I am forcing myself to eat all kinds of seafood and loving it all! After, we ventured over to the churro stand, where we got chocolate covered churros and sugar covered ones…thought of you the whole time mom!