So today has been a pretty long day. we went out to the clubs last night and stayed pretty late (they dont really get popular until 2am and i would say prime time is around 4am) in fact, everything here in barcelona seems to be running late. everyone moves around slowly, and eating is much more than a meal, it is more of a social experience. breakfast is usually small and late, lunch is around 2pm and then there is the ciesta period (kind of a nap time where the city slows down and a lot of shops close and some people get it off work) before waking up again later at nigh. dinner is usually around 9 or 10pm. i have only been here for a few days however so i am just getting caught up with all the different cultual aspects.

this mornign we had a bus tour of the city, got to see where they had the olympic games in 1992, go through the gothic district, the realy old parts of town, shop in a barrio thing, check out the beach and the bay and got to see some awesome structures, including a few of Gaudi's masterpieces, including the still unfinished yet gorgeous "La Sagrada Familia" i am excited to actually go inside it as well as check out more of Gaudi's awesome arcitecture

i couldnt figure out the metro system, and took the wrong one so had a 45 walk (including a period of having no idea at all of where i was) back to our apartment which is on Carrer de Mallorca in the Eixample district, which is really neautiful with a lot of old houses and buildings. hopefully i can figure it out better from now on, especially since I am starting school tomorrow, which I am actually really looking forward to. I am just going to be taking beginning level spanish, but i am excited to learn and if the class is too easy, I might even petition the dean to move up a level, we will just have to see how it goes.

I took some pictures and am going to download them later today, so hopefully I can have some of them up for all of you to check out.

Hablen con ustedes pronto!

David