This weekend has been a pretty low-key weekend, relative to the rest of the weekends I have had since arriving in Europe. This partly has to do with the fact that I have midterms this coming week, so I've been attempting to study for those. It also partly has to do with the fact that I am exhausted from the last few weekends of traveling, so it was nice to have a few days to just sit back, relax, and enjoy Barcelona.
On Thursday night, my friend Hillary hosted a dinner party for 8 of us, and cooked us a delicious meal of chicken tiki masala, rice, roasted veggies, chickpea chili, and homemade coleslaw. It was so good, and I ate so much that I thought I was going to explode, but it was totally worth it. Hillary is an awesome chef, and she has a huge kitchen and dining room in her apartment. We're thinking of making a habit out of these dinner parties! Afterwards, Caroline and I were full of food and wine, and not really in the mood to go out, so we came back to our apartment and watched movies instead.
On Friday, I spent a lot of the day sleeping and laying around doing nothing, which was much needed. Friday night, we decided to go on a mission and find a karaoke bar, since a bunch of us wanted to try karaoke. We succeeded, and found a karaoke place that was actually within walking distance of where we live. It was kind of pricey, and they made you buy at least one drink to stay in the bar, but it was so much fun! We sang a bunch of songs (they had a variety of both Spanish and American music to choose from), the crowd favorite being a rendition of Shania Twain's "Man, I Feel Like A Woman" performed by me and two friends. The locals in the bar LOVED it, and were singing along. Pretty hilarious, I must say.
On Saturday I had planned to go run some errands, but woke up to find that it was POURING outside. For a place that, according to locals, usually doesn't get much rain, Barcelona sure gets a lot, at least since I've been here! I had to rewash a load of clothes that were hanging outside because, even with a tarp over them, they got drenched with rainwater. It rained all day, so I got a head start on some homework and worked on some cover letters for internship applications.
We stayed in Saturday night because it was still rainy and nasty outside. Today, I've been trying to study but keep getting distracted...my first midterm is on Wednesday, so I'm not really feeling the pressure yet. Besides, I'm not that worried about any of my midterms being terribly difficult.
I've also started planning things to do in Mallorca next weekend, which is sure to be an awesome trip! I can't wait for midterms week to be over so we can lay on the beach (weather permitting!).
As always, I hope everyone is well! I have been a little homesick lately. Nothing too major, I just miss the little things sometimes. I also really miss having a job, strangely enough. Not having money coming in stresses me out, because I have what I have, and that's it! I've been pretty good about sticking to my budget and I'm trying to save most of my money for trips, but it's tough sometimes, especially when friends have the luxury of spending a lot more than me. But whatever, I'm lucky to have this experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything!
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