Encore
The coming of the new year is a time for reflection. After being home for about a month, I decided that I wanted to write one last post, looking back at my ...
Americanito in Barcelona
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Week 13 - The Silver Lining
Monday, 12:02AM. Not Barcelona Sants this time. This week starts in Madrid Atocha. After a very emotional last week, I arrived in Madrid after a long train ...
Week 12 - Closing Time
My last week in Barcelona was characterized by a lot of emotions, a lot of tears, and a lot of goodbyes. I am thankful to have had such a good life that I w...
Week 11 - The Penultimate Trip
The next time I will be packing my suitcase will be to head back home to the United States. My trip to Sevilla, my penultimate trip, marked the last time I ...
Week 10 - Back & Forth
I went to Madrid and back, the boys went to Milan and Cologne and back, Arane came to Barcelona and went back to Madrid, and then me and Arane will go to Se...
Week 9 - Rainy Days
With only a month left in Spain, I am now more conscious than ever that my days are numbered and that I have to try and make the most out of every day that ...
Week 8 - The Three Amigringos
A week filled with friends old and new, headassery, weird vibes, sandwiches with Iberian ham, and collisions of worlds.
Week 7 - Long Nights & Busy Days
The week was off to a good start. I met this girl at the bar a couple of weeks ago who did an exchange in College Station, Texas when she was 15, just like ...
Week 6 - Quedar y Tomar
Quedar y tomar: to meetup and drink something with someone. It is a way to get to know someone, hang out with the people you love, find opportunities, and p...
Week 5 - Press Play
After putting my life on pause for about 10 days being super sick, I have resumed the fun. My life has changed a little bit since Radek has arrived. ...
Week 4 - Newton’s Third
Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I know that good ol' Sir Isaac was talking about motion, but I...
Week 3 - Why Always Me?
Somehow, someway, everything always happens to me. I think that the way that I live and interact with people somehow creates a bunch of crazy stories. Fo...
Week 2 - Settling
After feeling really discouraged and disillusioned because things didn’t work out the way I desperately wanted them to, I managed to pivot and devote my e...
Week 1 - Pivoting
I LOVE THIS CITY. I love it. I really couldn't say it enough. I really do think that Barcelona is one of (if not THE) greatest cities in the world, and I...