Hola amigos!!! I've been here in Barcelona for about three weeks now and I'm having the time of my life. I wanted to update you on what I've been up to these last few weeks.
So the monday after I got here I started my spanish class. The class is made up of people from around the world....except no English-speakers, which is great because I HAVE to speak Spanish. It's crazy how much I've learned in only 3 weeks and how many great friends I've made from Italy, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Spain, etc. I'm already making plans to visit some of them when they move back home.The ongoing joke in class is that I blind everyone with my white teeth. I'm pretty sure that's the best insult ever.
I've had a little trouble with the language barrier along the way, but I'm learning!!! The first day I was in BCN I accidently said something to the effect of "excuse me old woman." Oops.
But Barcelona is great and I love my apartment. It's centrally located to everything, and it's in a safe neighborhood. I have a roommate named Fran who is probably in his late 20s-early 30s. Fran owns the place and he's a really good guy. Fran speaks NO English, so I learn a lot of my spanish from him.
This last week I started my internship with a company called Southwing. It's a company who makes bluetooth and I'm in charge of coming up with the next great idea to make them billions of dollars. It's great experience because I actually get to sit in with the CEO at every business meeting and I actually get to be involved with day to day stuff that's important to the company. And they decided to pay me!!! Okay not much...but better than nothing!!!
I really am having the time of my life. Come visit me, you'll love it too!
-P.S. Do not walk alone in La Rambla if you're a blonde guy and it's 2:30 in the morning...unless of course you want to be repeatedly groped by prostitutes who look a little bit like Shaq. I learned that last night.
