First Few Days

Hi to everyone! So far this week I have settled in, somewhat explored the city, and gone through orientation and a field trip. I went on the IES field trip yesterday and we traveled to Besalu and Vic. These are two medievel towns that have a lot of history surrounding them. I'd tell you more about their history but I couldn't hear half of what the tour guide said because there were so many people in our group! I'll look up the history on the internet. We left Barcelona at 10:20, but we were on the busses to leave at 9:30...We did not get back until 8:30 at night and everyone was exhausted and cranky because it was cold and rainy the entire day. We went to vic first, and took a 45 minute tour. I saw a beautiful church and a roman fortress, as well as the tiny winding streets of the town. Once again, I don't know the names of these buildings because our guide was hard to hear. After the tour was over, I met up with Megan and her, I, and two friends we met, Stephanie and Andrew, went to eat at Cafe Nou. We had hamburgers and patatas bravas, some sort of delicious cheesy potatoes. We then bought cheap umbrellas in the outdoor marketplace and walked around the town while complaining about the rain. When we got too cold we hung out in a coffee shop until it was time to leave, where I had a Coffee Choc. We stayed too long in that town...Besalu was next and it was much cooler, but we only had time to take the tour before leaving for Barcelona. During the tour we strayed pretty often to explore nearby, but went with the group to visit another ancient church, and a Jewish mitka. Besalu was beautiful, especially the bridge at night. I tried to get some good photos, but my camera is not the best for night photos. We finally got back at 8:30 and took the metro home, had dinner (I was starving like always!) and sat at our computers for a while. Meg and I then went out with the other Jewell boys, so we were safe, and I'll spare you the details of our escapades :). I'm going to have to buy some snacks to keep with me to hold me over between mealtimes, because I seem to be hungry all the time!