I think I just had the longest weekend of my life, primarily because it started on Wednesday. Last week we had midterms, which, for me, ended on Tuesday! It felt so good to be done with everything that we decided to start the weekend a little early.
Pues, Wednesday we went to L'Ovella Negra, a local bar that is muy divertido! Me encanta. También, muchas días conocer personas nuevas de Barcelona. Anyway, we went there for a couple of beers, some sangria, and to socialize. It was a chill night, but a good way to celebrate. And yes, for all you parents reading, I did make it to my 9am class on Thursday morning!
On Thursday, after going to class of course, we decided to go out again. ¿Por qué no? We don´t have class on Friday. So, we decided to go to Bar Marsella. Bar Marsella is one of Barcelona´s oldest bars. Hemmingway, Picasso, and Dalí were known to go there back in the day. Also, at this bar, they sell Absinthe, which is an alcoholic beverage that is (parents cover your eyes) illegal in the States, only because it is too strong for us Americans. Seeing as I am basically Spanish now, I figured I could handle it. It is actually a pretty interesting process in order to drink it. The bartender hands you a glass (about 1/3 full) of Absinthe, a fork, a sugar cube, and a bottle of water. First, you dip the sugar cubes in the Absinthe to allow them to soak up the alcohol. Then you place the fork across the top of the glass and put the sugar cubes on the fork. You then take a lighter and light the sugar cubes on fire. When the flame goes out, you spray sugar cubes with the water and mix it all together. 
The end result should be a full glass that looks kind of like lemonade. We were not successful on our first try and therefore had to drink a very strong glass of Absinthe. However, we mastered it on the second glass :) We then attempted to go to a club, however, the line was enormous and Brittany's foot got crushed. Don't worry though, I made her elevate it and it is all better now!
The end result should be a full glass that looks kind of like lemonade. We were not successful on our first try and therefore had to drink a very strong glass of Absinthe. However, we mastered it on the second glass :) We then attempted to go to a club, however, the line was enormous and Brittany's foot got crushed. Don't worry though, I made her elevate it and it is all better now!On Friday, we woke up around noon, at lunch, an decided to go shopping. Well, you can never go wrong with shopping and of course we were very productive :) That night, we ate pizza for dinner (this will come in play later in the story). Our señora ordered us our own pizza for the two of us. Of course, we didn´t finish it, however we put the last two pieces in the refridgerator for later. So, once again, we went out. We ended up at L'Ovella Negra once again. This is where Brittany found the love of her life (not really). However, she was able to practice her Spanish again, only this time he was not a native Spanish speaker...actually he lived in England. Before finding this out, she asked him if he wanted to practice his English while she practiced her Spanish. He answered in perfect English...nevermind. haha. We finished off the night at a club called City Hall, and luckily, we didn't have to pay for a cab because we stayed out long enough for the metro to open up again! Again, parents, we are only trying to be financially smart. Well, when we got home...we were a little hungry and we knew that there was some leftover pizza in the refridgerator. I think you can figure out where this story is going...yes, we ate the leftover pizza out of our Señoras fridge. Oops. The best part is, the next day at lunch, our Señora said, "La pizza fue rico no?" She knew....
Saturday was a lazy day. We lounged around all day. But then we remembered that we didn't have Halloween outfits. So at about 5pm, we decided we should probably go find some. We looked for about 2-3 hours and finally settled on being a bee and a lady bug. Our Señora loved our costumes, but her friend thought it was strange that we weren't something scary. After getting ready, we went to say goodbye to our Señora. We stayed and talked to her for about an hour. She taught us the words for bee and ladybug in Spanish, but we kept messing them up. "Aveja" is bee and "mariquita" is ladybug is Spanish. However, we kept saying "ovella and mantequilla" which means sheep and butter. haha. Also we learned that you have to say "UNA mariquita" because if you don't it means you are gay. 
We had a good time. The rest of the night was way to much fun. Let's just say we took 80 pictures while waiting for the metro, fell asleep with the lights on and snuggling my computer, and my keys were found in the toilet the next morning. ¿Quieres pan Brittany?
We had a good time. The rest of the night was way to much fun. Let's just say we took 80 pictures while waiting for the metro, fell asleep with the lights on and snuggling my computer, and my keys were found in the toilet the next morning. ¿Quieres pan Brittany?Sunday was All Saints Day. Because it was a holiday, Jorge (Laura´s father) came over to eat and spend the day with us. Let´s just say socializing, and eathing seafood is very hard when you are hungover :( I'm pretty sure our Señora wants to test our stomachs every Sunday morning. She also offered me wine, and made me smell this cherry liquor that she has.
A tradition they have here is they eat panallets, castañas (roasted chestnuts), and boniatos (sweet potatoes). Entonces, later in the day, we had these as a snack. These went over a lot better than the seafood...
Today and Monday, were the same as they always are.
Things on the agenda for this week:
- Ice Bar
- Girona y Figures
- FC Barcelona game on Saturday
- La Bella y La Bestia (Beauty and the Beast) on Sunday
-Shopping?
- Parc Cuidadella?
- And, homework of course...
Adios! Bessssssssssos!
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