Health update! I'm back in the game. Although it took a couple days for the antibiotics to kick in last week, I am finally feeling revived. While I know I have a poor immune system and I can be somewhat of a baby about getting sick, when I tell you tonsillitis was one of the worst experiences I've had, I truly mean it. Thank goodness it's in my past (or at least I hope). Knocking on wood.
Anyhow, feeling healthier this week, I decided to make up for missing Dublin by going out Tuesday night for a Guinness. My roommate Elizabeth and I met up with another friend and found an Irish bar in the maze-like Gothic Quarter. There we sat for a few hours enjoying drinks, making friends, and accepting freebies from the bartender (hats, shamrock-shaped cookies, really an assortment of things). Before we left, a British guy approached us asking if we were American and turns out he's our age, on scholarship at Fairfield U in Connecticut, and we have friends in mutual! He was part of a group visiting for the Manchester City game and what a small world that we met.
After my classes finished on Thursday, I had a Skype call with a marketing group based in New York. Amidst my classes here, weekend trips, and attempting to complete that checklist of mine, I'll be interviewing for summer internships. While it's not ideal to apply and interview for these positions while being all the way over here in Spain, I'm excited to see what opportunities materialize for this summer. Updates to come...
Later on Thursday, I met up with one of my best friends from home, Morgan, who is visiting from study abroad in Rome. Morgan, her friends from school, and our mutual friend Chessie met for sushi and then migrated over to my favorite hole-in-the-wall bar, Sugar. With great mojitos and cozy vibes, Sugar was the perfect way to finish the day.
Friday, I met up with Allie, one of my best friends from TCU who is also visiting from another study abroad program. Over lunch by the beach, I got to hear a little more about Florence and Allie's weekend trips! After that, we walked off our meals by wandering around and doing some of the touristy stuff like Las Ramblas, the Boquería, and Sagrada Familia. Switching off spending time with Morgan and her friends and then Allie and her friends made for a fun weekend. So great to see them both!
Yesterday, Tori got back from a weekend trip to Brussels bearing gifts of chocolate (what a doll). We both spent the afternoon preparing for a busy week of school and then went out to watch El Clasico, the annual Barca vs. Real Madrid game where Barca won! While I didn't expect to be highly productive after last night, I've been cranking out school assignments this afternoon and even fit in a trip to MACBA, the contemporary art museum I've been dying to see.
Well... I'm off to have dinner with Morgan on her last night. Next week I'll be blogging from Berlin if wifi on the road holds up. ¡Hasta luego!
Guinness in one hand, cookie in the other (ft. my roommate Elizabeth)
Paddy's Day!
Morga in Barca.
MACBA on a Monday.
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