Itaca Hostel Barcelona

We had a rough night of sleeping. We slept on a loft style bunk bed, that I think is better suited for teenagers rather than two large adults. Every time one of us turned over, it would shake. We both feared that it may fall down, but I'm sure it wouldn't. We got up around 9:15 and left by 10 am. We parked the car close to the metro where it was free. Much better than the 25 euros a night that the parking garage was ...

... so I asked a favor from my friend Marta, who let me stay in her apartment for a night while I worked out my Madrid accommodations. I ended up booking a hostel (I originally wanted to couch surf) and it turned out to be a great decision. You can read about it in the Madrid entry which will follow soon after this entry.

On Friday night, we took a boat ride up the coast of the Mediterranean to check out Madrid’s profile/skyline. That, too, was ...

... fireworks all night long. We were in a taxi returning from dinner and our taxi had to stop a mile away from our hotel because the streets were blocked with all of the people celebrating. We got out of the cab and made our way back to the hotel by walking through the thousands of celebrants who were all happy, drunk, and good natured. We were a bit nervous about the rowdy crowd but they seemed harmless enough. After Barcelona we will rent a car and drive north to France.

... all hese great memories! My last day in spain was spent in a small town called Figueres where we came face o face with the legendary creations of salvador dali . The museam really is absurdly amazing and like lisa says makes you feel a littel insicnificant. We spent the afternoon drinking sangria in the warm spanish sun and talking . I do know that at that moment for the first time since i ve been in europe i didnt feel an underlying longing ...

... because they look like cakes with icing running down the sides. None of his buildings have straight lines and the .... its hard to describe! They look like they are out of a story book though and he was very big on mosiacs so they are everywhere too. Then we went to see his half finished church La Sangrada Familia, which he started in 1883 and is half finished because he was killed by a tram in 1926. They are slowly finishing it though and they think it will ...

... the Sagrada Familia construction again, i think it has about 15 years left to build. Better keep coming back hey! Visited Parc Guell again, really beautiful, mosaics eveywhere, very touristy though. We got lost, got photographed, ate too much, spoke too little Spanish, and had the best time....! Plans to study here await....

... este buen sabor de boca comenzamos nuestras tradiciones en España! o o o o o November turned out to the month of celebrations. A strange yet satisifying mix of US turkey time and welcoming the dead into our home with Dia de Muertos and Halloween fun. The best part of working with kids is the ability to create fun authentic projects where you can dive into a culture and really feel it. To acompany the huge Halloween tradition at the American ...

... Ouais. Pas facile d'être incarné par Dospordios. Enfin on m'a jamais sodomisé, c'est déjà ça. - Quand on s'appelle Colomb, il manquerait plus que ca. - Ooooh, facile le jeu de mots la. Evidemment quand on s'appelle Kerros on est a l'abri de ce genre d'astuces. - Y'a aussi des traductions évocatrices, mais seulement en Tadjik. - Connais pas. - Dommage, c'est intéressant et... tres métaphorique. - C'est quoi le Tadjik ? - Encore un truc qui stan. - Ca se mange ? - J'ai connu une polonaise ...