Travel Hell..............

Hello Everyone,

This weekend I am going to San Sebastian in the north of Spain, near the French border. I will tell you why later, because I am keeping my fingers crossed that this trip works out and I don't want to talk about it too early.

Anyways, today I went to the train station to buy a ticket for my trip. I really should have tried to buy them last night. It was complete HELL, especially since it was so crowded.  I really wish I had a gun so I could've put myself out of my misery. I get there and wait in 2 separate lines, about 5-10 min for each line. No one can help me because I didn't realize that I had to take a number to be helped. ( Classic example of language barriers) So I went and got my number. I had to wait a whole hour just to be helped. And it was a looooong ass wait because I didn't bring any reading material. This totally reminded me of the DMV back home.

While I was waiting to be helped this gypsy woman came by and was selling cheap pens for breakfast money. It seemed like everywhere I went there she was. The first two times I told her "no" I was polite about it. By the third time I wasn't so nice. The waiting and the hot weather got to me. I kinda yelled at her and told her that I don't have money and that I need money too. She finally left me alone :)

 So I finally go to the counter only to realize that the train tickets to San Sebastion are all sold out for the weekend. I waited a whole fucking hour just to be directed to the bus station !! Okay, so I take a deep breath and go to the bus station that the nice lady at the train station directed me to.

I get there and wait about 15 minutes only to find out that I was at the wrong bus station. So then I go to the next bus station. The guy there tells me I am at the wrong station again !!! So then I finally get to the right station and guess what ??? There is a long line of backpackers waiting to buy tickets. I realized that I didn't have the energy to wait so I went and got some food. 

By the time I returned to the line, it was a lot shorter so I only ended up waiting like 10 minutes. But by the time I bought my ticket there was a long line again, and this woman behind me kept bumping into my ass. I just gave her an evil glare. I was so happy just to get outta there. At least I got what I came for.

And now I am back in the apt. Its my turn to clean, and I had a lot to do. Mopped and swept the floors, cleaned the kitchen and bathroom and  I still have to take out the trash.

I hope y'all enjoy your weekend.

Not such a nice day today.....................

Thats all I gotta say..........................

Bored and not wanting to sleep

Hello Everyone,

Have you noticed that everytime I post, I usually post pictures ???? I am just so thrilled that I can finally do it. For the first few weeks it was virtually impossible.

It is now late here in Barcelona and I just don't want to sleep just yet. A few minutes ago as I was typing this on my bed I saw what looked like a big bug creep in my room. I tried not to shriek because my roommate is sleeping. Luckily it was a grasshopper, but I smashed it with my shoe before it had the chance to go under my bed.

I decided to post up pictures of one of my favorite models Adriana Lima. Some people say that I look a little like her at my best. I sure hope so. She is so pretty !! I remember when this Bebe ad came out. I think I had just graduated from high school. I have been trying to find the poster of this ad, but I've been unsuccessful so far.

What else ?? Oh yeah ! I had my first Spanish boy problem. Actually, it's more like a big annoyance, but I won't go into that today.

Anyways, I better wash up before I go to bed.

Ciao

 

 

Just sitting here wishing and hoping...............

Hello everyone,

Just look at that fairy. Isn't she pretty? I stole her from someone else's journal. She's just sitting pretty, waiting for something magical to happen, or maybe for her prince to arrive....................................

I should be working on my resume, but I haven't. I feel guilty, but I will do it tommorow.

I have spent all day in the apartment at my computer just waiting for a response to the many e-mails I sent out............................but nothing really. Waiting for something to happen I guess.

The hardest part about my trip is not knowing what is going to happen next. Back in the states I had the security of knowing that I would have a place to live and food on the table every month. Even though I busted my ass and struggled back home I at least I felt secure. Right now I have none of that. Of course I feel alright for THIS month, but I don't know about next month. Can I stay here or will I be forced to hop back on the plane and head home?? The suspense sometimes just kills me, and there is nothing I can do about it right now. This is August and I must wait for September.

But after I type this I am gonna go out and do some errands. I gotta buy a battery for my camera and sign up for Spanish classes. I am also supposed to meet up with my new friend Sara. I hope she calls me. At least I am keeping myself somewhat occupied at the moment.

Okay, I better go..................................... 

Day Two of my Tour of Barcelona

Hello Everyone :)

I waited a long time to finally write something about these photos. The heat here is incredible and it makes me incredibly lazy.

This is Day 2 on my tour with Xavi. I really enjoyed this tour and I was very sad when it ended. Unfortunately I didn't capture everything. For example he showed me one of Catalunya's most famous chocolate shops.

Pictures 1-3 are of me in the streets. Nothing too special. However #4 is important for me to explain. This picture was taken in an old neighborhood. If you look closely there are 5 floors. The first floor has the biggest balcony with the biggest windows. On the fifth floor there are no balconies and the windows are a lot smaller. This is because in the old days there were no stairs. Therefore the richer people were on the first floor so that they wouldn't have to walk so far. The people on the fifth floor were the poorest because they had to walk up all the stairs to get to their place. Not only that but they didn't even have a balcony.

This is so interesting. Nowadays since there are elevators, the richer people tend to occupy offices/apartments on the top floor so that they don't have to deal with all the noise that the people below have to put up with.