Magical Fountain, Magical Night.

Tonight was probably the most fun I have had since I've been here. Tonight, is what Barcelona is about - good food, good friends and great scenery. I started off marveling at the Magic Fountain. The show featured hundreds of fountains shooting at different heights. Pictures do not do this justice. It reminded me of Disney - especially since one of the songs at one point was "The Circle of Life".

After taking tons of photos, I ran into other people from the program. We bought some scarves and decided to celebrate a birthday by eating tapas (spanish appetizers) at the Born District. Although it was pricey, it was delicious and I had such a great time! These people in the program are so nice and ready to explore just as much as I am. We may even take a trip to Italy. We'll see how my budget works out.

When we got out of the restaurant, we asked a man to take a photo of all of us. He then bought us all roses. Spanish men do know how to make a girl happy!

Enjoy the pics :)

My favorite treat.

I swear, I cannot believe I took this photo. I am getting better and better with my fancy camera. Anyway the star of this post is Mr. Chocolate Croissant. He makes me happy and I thought I would share :)

P.S. Those are my little bite marks lol. As I was eating it I was like, "Oh crap! I gotta put this on my blog! Stop eating!!!" HAHA!!

Meet Pau - The Golden Wind Man.

This is Pau (It means "peace" in Catalan). He is the Golden Wind Man who "performs" part-time in Parc Guell. He took a photo with us and later explained that his full time job consists of teaching hip hop dance in three different schools. In his words, he "teaches how to pop and lock". He was great. He even danced salsa with me for a bit! Won my heart then and there. He also told me the trick to not getting hot with lots of paint on - gold paint is the only paint that helps reflect light.

The performers at this park are just amazing. They range from dog hipnotizers to three amigos performing a tune.

The park was beautiful but I know I will go back. We weren't able to see it all and we want to come back when we are wearing cute sundresses. We thought we had to hike so we wore work out clothes - which is not ideal for photos.

Until then, here is a photo of Kristine and I in Las Ramblas a couple days ago.

This is a view from Parc Guell

Look at how the people desperately climbed ANYWHERE just to see the final game against Barca and Manchester at the Arc de Triumph!!! After the win, the city went crazzzyyyyyy!! Its still crazy and it is 1:30 in the morning! I cant wait until the parade!

Kristine took this small video just when Barcelona scored! It was literally insane out there!

Slowly turning into a Barcelonian

Word of the day: Rape - Stingray

Apparently in Spain, eating stingrays is a delicacy! Um, for me, no thank you. Anyways we met the guys that worked in the supermarket. One was a meat guy and the other was a stock boy. Both were willing to take a picture with their delicacy. At first was disappointed about being in an apartment away from the center of the city, but as I wander around Eixample, is realize how I love it here. The people are extremely friendly and the food is very reasonable. People here are willing to explain their culture with us and I absolutely love that about our town.

At night, we went out with our roommate Johnny to Las Ramblas. We tried homemade sangria and tapas (Spanish appetizers). I feel like such a Barcelonian!!

This sangria was amazing. It wasn't strong, just sweet. Which means - ME GUSTO MUCHO!!!

To the left is our roommate, Johnny and these are his friends from Brazil and Spain.

The restaurant located in Las Ramblas

Although this photo is bad, I still wanted to share it with you all. Many Spaniards a protesting against their government. They are protesting due to high unemployment rates, government corruption and economic decline. Well today, at the plaza de Catalunya protestors were booted out by policeman. Spaniards responded by going out to their balconies and banging on pots. Looks like America isn't the only country with economic problems.

Just getting here.

Today I felt like a real Barcelonian - I didn't get lost!

Rewinding back to last night, we had a lovely roommate night. Johnny, our Brazilian roommate who has been here for 8 months, took us out for ice cream near the Sagrada Familia. It is beautiful at night and the detail is breathtaking. It has been under construction for years and some Spaniards believe it will never be finished.

Today we went to the Arco de Triunfo and I took a a lot of pictures of the Parc de la Ciutadella. Then we went on a tour to the "most beautiful city in Spain" - Born. The tours were fun considering I was with the group and got to meet new people. It is so interesting to here where others are interning and how others who have been here longer are adjusting. The most common statement I heard from 4 week interns was: "I don't wanna leave, I love it here". And I am here thinking, "Sweet I just got here!!" But I bet I will be feeling like that pretty soon.

Spanish Gelato YUMMM!!

Word of the day: Maduixa - Catalan word for "Strawberry"

Got this a couple blocks away from my job today with a fellow intern. It was delicious and so refreshing!

Bienvenidos a Barca.

Word of the day: Vale - "okay"

This word is used so much! I compare it to how much we use "like" in the States.

Today I went to formally present myself to my supervisor at IMS Consulting. First, let me say that I WAS SOOOO SCARED!! I made Kristine get up with me (as my birthday present) and go to the Panaderia (bakery). I got a magdalena (muffin) and then we worked our way to the Metro. We got lost on the way to the metro, but we eventually found it and bought metro cards.

So I got on the train and four stops later I was at the Hospital Clinic stop where I was to meet my advisor (there are A LOT of hospitals here). I was there early so I ended up waiting a while before she found me. Two kisses to greet by the way. The director came and he gave us some paper work.

When I arrived at my internship in the center of the bustling city of Barcelona, I was pleasantly surprised. The office is so chic, the supervisor is beyond friendly and their publications in Elle Magazine and Harper's Bazaar blow me away!!

The people here are so nice. If they see that you are lost, they will help you. If they see that you have trouble understanding they say, "You speak to me in English, and I speak to you in Spanish - that way we both get practice."

My apartment is also surprisingly cute. Kristine and I are sharing a room and I am so grateful that it has a washing machine!! Take a look at the keys the landlord gave us - they look like ancient keys. Dare I compare them to Tiffany key necklaces??? NAHHH. :)

Featuring my new Black Shatter OPI Nail Polish from my sister for my birthday.

Will be blogging some more later today to tell you about my lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. :)