Greetings from Spain! Here's a brief synopsis of my current state: I'm exhausted, probably a little smelly, and a little overwhelmed with the awesomeness that is Barcelona's public transit system.
Today I had a Spanish placement test at the university where I'm taking classes. We were supposed to meet at 9:15am at the IES Center, and I woke up at 9. I had planned to take the Metro over there, which is about a 30-minute commute . . . But clearly that wasn't going to happen. So I took a taxi. The taxista asked me if I was Chinese, or what. That was fun.
The placement test itself was pretty easy. After that, I went to El Corte Ingles, a huge department store type thing that has everything under the sun, pretty much. I got what I needed, but I'm already a little scared of the exchange rate. I took the Metro back to my apartment, which was a really good experience--it's all very clear and easy to use--except for the part where I got lost in my neighborhood after leaving the train. But hurrah for public transit!
Now I want to take a shower, but I can't because something is clogging the drain and my roommate's shower this morning filled the bottom of the shower with about 3 inches of water. Grossssss.
Hopefully soon I'll have some time to post pictures of my apartment and everything.
For now, I think I might take a nap.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
preparations
So far, I haven’t done any. Preparations, that is. I’ve been too busy doing Christmas stuff and sleeping and wasting time on the internet to have time for those practical sorts of things.
Anyway, here’s a blog! The first step toward preparing for Barcelona, right? The plan is to write stuff on here to keep people updated on how my semester is going. You know, recounting stories of accidentally eating meat in Spain, forgetting how to speak Spanish, etc.
(13 days until I leave.)
EDIT: I just looked out my living room window, and it's still snowing. It's like the heavens are pooping snow on us. Argh. For comparison's sake (and possibly to make myself feel a little better about leaving home for a foreign country soon), I looked up the current weather in Barcelona. Currently, it's sunny and 55°F there.
Anyway, here’s a blog! The first step toward preparing for Barcelona, right? The plan is to write stuff on here to keep people updated on how my semester is going. You know, recounting stories of accidentally eating meat in Spain, forgetting how to speak Spanish, etc.
(13 days until I leave.)
EDIT: I just looked out my living room window, and it's still snowing. It's like the heavens are pooping snow on us. Argh. For comparison's sake (and possibly to make myself feel a little better about leaving home for a foreign country soon), I looked up the current weather in Barcelona. Currently, it's sunny and 55°F there.
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