I caught the 8am bus out of Granada to Malaga. I had determined my route to the farm the night before. It was a going to be a journey of less than 200 miles but a three-bus day, at the very least, if all went as planned. I had just enough time in Malaga to … Continue reading
Granada! I arrived yesterday afternoon. It’s a quick hour and a half flight from Barcelona. I put my bag down in the hostel and set off to explore. I got lost, climbing up and up, then found myself exactly where I wanted to be all along – at the Plaza San Nicolas with an incredible … Continue reading
On Saturday I devoured calcots. Many, many calcots. They are a type of scallion that’s grown in Catalonia. They’re much bigger than your average scallion, closer to a leek in size. Apparently, back in the late 1800s, very smart peasant farmer started covering his scallions with earth so the edible white flesh grew and the … Continue reading
I just reread an email that I sent to my mom a couple of days ago. It looks like I’m an ESL student. I garbled tenses and left out the “ing” a few times. Basically, I think my brain is confused. With my attempt to speak Spanish, I’ve had to rewire my thoughts to compose … Continue reading
This evening I moved out of Somnio Hostel and into Eulalia’s flat. Si, yo tengo un cuarto en un apartemento en Barcelona! I met Eulalia the day that Anais and I attended the opera. They’re good friends and classmates at the Escuela Superior de Musica de Catalunya (ESMUC). Eulalia offered me the spare room in … Continue reading
Whew! So much to do and tan poco tiempo. Since I last left off, I attended the first two hours of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, a Richard Wagner opera, with Anais and her friends at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. It was rather stark and rigid and sung entirely in German. There were subtitles on … Continue reading
It’s another perfect, spring day in Barcelona. I slept through the night for the first time. My head is no longer fuzzy from the travel and time change. And it has finally hit me. I’m here! I arrived a little after noon on Thursday. I checked into my hostel, met a nice girl named Katy … Continue reading
