¡Hola a Todos!
My first few days in Barcelona have been amazing! My battery charger broke, and then the batteries I bought didn't work, so I don't have any pictures to share yet. It's been nice to just take in the scenery and to get my bearings exploring the city.
My host family is really nice. The mom talks really fast and sometimes it's hard for me to understand her, but she is nice and extremely helpful. Plus she cooks amazing food! The first night we had Spanish tortilla and then last night we had pasta with a bacon sauce on top. The daughter is a couple years older than me, and is taking classes at a university. She is super outgoing and friendly which makes it easier to feel comfortable right away. The son is a year younger and seems nice but slightly quieter around my roommate and me. My roommate is from North Carolina. We get along really well so far.
Today, we visited this place called El Poble Espanyol. It was representative of the different architectural designs found throughout Spain. Because there are four main regions in Spain, the architecture is very different and shows many different influences. Then we went to a restaurant for lunch that was paid for by IES. We ate so much food!!! We had mussels, tomato bread with olive oil, salad, and calamari, And that was just the appetizer! For the main course we had seafood paella. Then they brought dessert which was crema catalana. It was like a pudding with caramelized sugar on top. It was incredible! Our professor kept putting more food on our plates when ever we'd stop eating so I ate way too much but it was worth it. Then I went home to nap off the effects of lunch.
Afterwards I met up with my roommate to do a little shopping/exploring. Now we are back at the flat relaxing until dinner.
Adios!!
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