Thursday 7-23-09 Tour of Montjuic

Today was a great day! Kaila and I woke up around 9 AM and got ready. We ate some breakfast and were off to school. We took the bus because my bag is so heavy with my computer in it and because it was really hot!!! We get our exercise from those walking tours, whew! Yesterday, I left my converter at school and luckily it was there when I came today….still in the same spot I left it. I talked with Jordon again today, via webcam, it was nice! J I updated the blog and sent emails, and finally posted some pictures on facebook. Now all I have to do is get my mom to sign up for facebook, so she can see them…haha that’ll be the day! I get emails from all family members and it’s really nice! It makes me appreciate them even more and I know they really do miss/love me…even though I knew that before I left. Haha. After using the computer, I went to class. We actually went over the homework today and I did pretty good. A few mistakes, but you’ll always have those. I am understanding most of the lessons and enjoy the class…I don’t dread it like I do sometimes at UW-Whitewater. We talked about directions today and we have a test tomorrow…not an exam, but a test. I guess there is a difference here? Two girls from my class were not here today, must be skipping, too much partying or something? Everyone is into partying here and until 5 AM! It’s crazy! I usually don’t go to be until 1 AM or later, but that’s because I am writing or doing homework or reading. After school, all of us went on a tour of Montjuic, it’s a really old place, on a mountain near the sea. We had to walk many stairs to actually see it. It was a place for protecting Barcelona from attackers by ship and so on. I just really enjoyed taking pictures more than listening to the history…whoops. I got some great views of the city! We also went by the Olympics sight, we weren’t able to tour inside, but we were able to peek like the homeless do. (Said by our tour guide, haha.) We walked past some museums and it was really nice. I’ll be uploading pictures on facebook as well. We took the Metro back home, as well as the bus to our house. We usually arrive home right when dinner is served, it’s great! Tonight, we had onion rings (haha) and some friend chicken with sauce on top. It was really good, for dessert I had a kiwi…thought I would keep it light! After dinner, Ama, Kaila, and I took a swim in the pool because it was very hot today! About 100 degrees. It’s hard converting from Celsius to Fahrenheit…and no one seems to know the conversions either! Oh well. Tomorrow, we plan on buying our rail passes. I’ll be taking a trip to Paris, Madrid, and Tarragona. Not really sure what Tarragona is, but I’m along for the ride! It’s in Spain, so it’s not too expensive. Overall, I had a great day and am feeling much better. I am glad I am talking with Jordon via webcam and am excited to talk with my parents on Sunday! J Until tomorrow, Hasta luego!

p.s. All my photos are on FB!