I've been in Barcelona now for 3 days....what a great place!! It's been a wonderful 18 degrees and nothing but sunshine :)
We got to our first hostel with no problems. It was right close to La Rambla markets so we walked along and took it all in. Everything from street performers to market stands with food and gifts and people galore!! We followed it all the way down to the water. The beach!!! It's sooo nice to be in a big city but be able to escape to the outskirts and find water. There were many surfers out enjoying the water and loads of people just laying and relaxing. Yep I love it here. Has a super hip vibe and the people are really nice. You still need to watch your belongings closely but it's much cleaner and more open here then Greece.
We headed to a little Spanish place for dinner and engulfed in some Paella....yummy.
We only booked one night in that hostel as Chelsea had arranged some couch surfers for us for the next two nights. So we checked out and wandered in our new direction.
We met David at his flat and Jonathan joined us a little later. It's was a beautiful place near Catalunya (sp?).
We went out the first night we met the, to a club called Sotavento I think it was. The defiantly know how to party around here! Don't even plan on going to a club before 1 as it's pretty quiet but after that it gets bumpin. And once two o clock rolls around there give you a stamp so you can wander out onto the beach and then get back in again. What an interesting place out there! There are numerous people walking around selling beers for 1 euro, sandwhiches, drugs....everything imaginable. Strange concept but kinda fun to buy beer for 1 euro instead of outrageous club prices! I'll drink to that :)
We headed home around 6 am...yawn I am not built to party like that...wiped me right out!!! Talked to mom on Skype and climbed under my covers at about 7 :30 am haha.
Waking up I wasn't at all hungover but now my cold was ways worse! I have had this darn couch pretty much my entire trip and now I'm pretty sure it's in my chest so might have to go seek out some antibiotics today.
Don't think the smoke machines in the club helped much at all. I slept most of New Years eve away as I tried to pull myself back together. I had planned to meet up with the others for the nightly celebrations but just wasn't feeling it.
So I happily stayed in, with a beautiful house to myself, made some food, planned the next part of my trip and took care of myself! Usually I'd feel down not going out on New Years but maybe it's just me growing up. I was way more content hanging out, not drinking and catching up on some thought provoking YouTube videos.
I thought about what intention I wanted to put out for 2012 and the countless directions I could choose to go in.
I stood on the balcony at midnight and watched the fireworks explode from every angle and the eruptions of screams and noise flow from the houses and streets. At that moment cars were no where to be seen but within minutes after it was back to the insane traffic you get used to seeing.
So this was it....good bye 2011 filled with so many milestones, life lessons, ups and downs. It defiantly wasn't the easiest year for me but I feel it allowed me to grow a lot and expand myself.
I hope 2012 will be equally as exciting, maybe slightly easier on me woud be nice but I know that everything happens for a reason and there is nothing I'm not ready to face....or will at least learn how to move through it.
January 1st 2012....the first time I wrote those words! What a good morning. It's soooo nice to start the year NOT hungover. I'm well rested, feel good and ready for the next adventure.
Chelsea and I are going our separate ways today. It's time and we both need to continue on our paths. It's been great traveling with her and we've had a lot of fun and great conversations but with everything that happened in such a short time in our friendship we need to move on and do what we need to do for ourselves.
I did my laundry so my clothes are clean, put on my makeup, packed my bags and off I go! Only 18 travel days left and I'm going to make the most of them!!!
18 days....wow that's not much time at all....I'm ready to see family but I'm so not ready to be done my travels! Please universe help me find a way to continue this crazy adventure of life through traveling the world I've come to love so much :)
Amen!
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