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On my walk to the beach. I love Barcelona.
In between being a student, exploring Barcelona and still trying to figure out their non grid system, while I nod and smile when I am spoken to in Spanish which is %99.9 of the time, I am still traveling, or at least trying to, around Europe. So far I have been to Amsterdam and Madrid. This upcoming weekend Ashley is coming to see me, and the following weekend I am going to visit her and Julia in Paris!
I thought this photo from Amsterdam would be appropriate since prostitutes are as common as pastry shops are in Barcelona. They’re EVERYWHERE!
Hello, Barcelona!
I have never walked around in a large city, holding a map in one hand, and camera in the other. I have never squinted at street signs because I have no idea where I am headed, and I definitely have never looked at the subway map at the station. I have been in Barcelona for not even 3 weeks and I can’t even tell you when I HAVEN’T had a map out, or my bag gripped to my side for the awful fear or getting pickpocketed.
Barcelona is gorgeous. It’s clean. It smells nice depending on the weather. It screams culture, pride, beautifiul architecture, and gorgeous people. Since I have arrived I have spent most of time in confusion, nodding my head, smiling, and pointing, since not speaking a word of Spanish in Spain as you can imagine is QUITE difficult. I JUST found a restaurant that serves real salads. I don’t think people here understand the concept of lettuce. I have been buying a lot of wine for 2 euros a bottle, promoting for endless night clubs, making money, spending money, wandering, getting lost, thinking I have found my way and realizing I am even MORE lost than I was before.
People here eat dinner at the earliest 10 PM, go out till 5, and sleep till 4. Sounds awesome, huh? I live in a windowless room with my friend Elena, which makes the concept of time go completely down the drain. Since light doesn’t shine through our non existant windows, I sleep until my phone starts buzzing.
This past weekend I booked a last minute trip to Amsterdam. I hoped on a plane at 6:45 in the morning and roamed around the most beautiful city I have ever been to, with my friend Ashely.
This weekend I am going to Madrid, then Julia is coming to visit me, and then I am off to Paris.
New York, what? 3 more months in paradise, please. Let’s just say when I do eventually return I will have a new found respect for the oblivious tourists taking pictures of massive billboards filled with nonsense in the middle of Times Square.
House of Bols. Extremely trippy. An awesome experience of seeing how Bols gin is made, while smelling all the different perfumes.
AMSTERDAM. The most amazing city, for many reasons, if you know what I mean. It is by far the most BEAUTIFUL city I have ever seen.
Alex and Alanna. In the ONE meal we have made so far. I haven’t even looked at my bank statement, for the one reason of not wanting to know how much I HAVE spent, and much how much I have LEFT. I think i’ll be okay, but when I get off at JFK lets just say I won’t have a cent left in my wallet. Not like I would be able to use euros over there anyway. .
Booked a ticket to go to Amsterdam for the weekend. I love my life.
Even more dangerous.
DANGEROUS.
Some of the roomies. Me. Alanna. Danni & Alex. At one of the NUMEROUS clubs we have to since I have started promoting over here. One insane night after another . .
Elena. On the edge. Smile, baby!
Barcelona, kiddos.
The top of the Sagrada Familia church, designed by Gaudi, in Barcelona. My friend Elena and I went to the very top, took hundreds of photos as I thought for the whole time I was going to fall over the top and die. It was INSANELY beautiful. Seeing Barcelona from SUCH a view. I was hung over, thirsty, and ready to explore. I didn’t regret going to see this for ONE second.
