Barca Blog: Part Ocho

Holla 
Had a great week  in Catalunya this week!  We finally did some adventuring in the city and went to Parc Guell for the day with our new Canadian friends/neighbours.  We maybe forgot to travel through the park very much, but what we saw was stunning, you can see the entire city from the top.  We made a kite, peed in the woods, and on our way home I fell down and brutalized my knee (looks like I'll probably survive).  We also loooove our new roommates and all of their swell friends: instant-family, so great.  And we discovered the terrace of our building the other day too, so beautiful!  I made several promises to come back tanned so I know where I'll be doing my work on sunny days.  More to come soon gang, much love,

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BarcaBlog: Part VII

Big fun in Barcelona this week!  Steph and I have moved a few blocks away and are now sharing a room in an apartment with some swell international folks.  Cosier than having a whole house to yourself, but it fits our budget better and we have a beautiful balcony in our room, and we're also loving all our new roommates.  However, it does have one downside: we're officially on the 3rd floor of the building, but the third floor is actually up five flights of stairs (very NSCAD).  I die everytime I get to the apartment
 Yesterday, as well as being a delightfully under-advertised Valentine's Day in Barcelona, was also the end of Carnivale.  We saw some parades, an outdoor orchestra and lots of confetti and kids dressed up.  It's also been one of the coldest weeks we've seen since we arrived, but we're assured the temperature should go up later in Februrary.  Lots of artwork happening too, our new room is actually a great workspace. 
More to come soon, gang.   Much love from Barca!

BarcaBlog: Part VI

Barcelona the beautiful!  We still don`t know a lick of Spanish (or Catalan), but we`re getting by alright.  We`re meeting so many friendly people.  Steph has boots and a print shop, and I`ve started on a few books that I`m really excited about.  We need to go out and get some supplies today, but the city shuts down in the middle of the afternoon every day, so we`ll have to wait a bit I guess. 

Now that we`re really starting to get into a groove in this city, we`re a lot more comfortable.  Time to stop splurging on croissants all the time now though I think.... but they`re just so plentiful!!  We`re planning a picnic for some nice day soon, we might rent bikes and go to Gaudi`s Parc Guell for the day.  We`re also thinking of visiting the Canary Islands if we can afford it... here`s hoping!