kelly in barcelona

i'm /finally/ in barcelona, after spending the last 20 hours in
transit.

heathrow airport is incredibly weirdly designed and i don't like it at all. it is,
however, the only place i managed to get any sleep.

my spanish apartment is pretty amazing. i got a double even though there are two
singles (bummer) and i'm sharing a room with a sorority girl (double bummer), but i
like my roommate alright and the apartment has a kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and a baby
itty bitty balcony! it's also right next door to a supermercado and there are a ton
of really narrow, charming restaurants and little bars the size of a bedroom on my
block. plus fresh seafood and produce markets, cafes, una farmacia, bike shops. also
on my block is a store that sells and repairs mopeds, which are INCREDIBLY popular
here. i briefly considered blowing all my savings on a cute moped, but then
remembered that as i was coming into the city by taxi, i witnessed an old lady
basically get run over by a moped.

pictures etc. later! today i have a completely free day and i should probably use it
trying to make friends with the kids in my program, but i really just want to roam
the streets. and so far, i've been really, really disappointed by the overall
quality of these chumps. two spanish girls ruthlessly made fun of these stupid girls
from my program who were siced on their fancy rental cellphones. lame.

the absolute best part about spain so far has been speaking spanish! im not that
great but just trying is fun.