Two weekends ago, I had one of the best weekends ever in Barcelona. First, I was able to finally meet up with Simona, the Romanian lady from the church I visited. I was extremely blessed by the meeting and was very glad it worked out. We had a great conversation about traveling, family, being true to our faith, and the hope we have in God. At end of our coffee session, she gave me a book by C.S. Lewis with a beautiful note written on the inside cover.
That Saturday, I participated in the IES hike to Collserola. Collserola is a mountain range surrounding Barcelona and the weather was beautiful and the view was beautiful. We hiked up the hill and back down the other side. Because of the change in humidity on either side of the mountain, you could tell a difference in the plant life on each side. On the other side, we visited a small "suburb" of Barcelona where we got coffee and ice cream before taking the train back to Barcelona.
Sunday was a day jam packed with spur of the moment activities. First, I ran in el Curso del Corte Ingles. It is a huge race that happens every year and everyone, literally everyone, participates in it. There were over 55,000 people of all ages and their pets. There was a little old lady wearing a complete Barca uniform, people pushing strollers, kids, and hard core runners. The course took us through the Olympic Stadium which was really neat!
Next, I visited Tibidabo with a bunch of my friends. Tibidabo is a church on top of a mountain. It was neat to see because it is something you see all the time in the distance when you are down in the city. Looking out over the city is also something I can never get tired of doing!
To end it all, a friend of mine had told me there was a pillow fight happening in Plaza Catalunya, so of course I had to get in on that! I ran home and asked my host mom if she had a pillow she didn't mind me using. Luckily she did! :D It was absolute craziness with feathers flying everywhere!
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