JETLAG!

I am convinced that jetlag is a legitimate sickness, becuase I have been suffering from it the last couple days! I made it here (Barcelona) bright and early Wednesday AM. Despite taking a sleeping pill on the transatlantic leg of my trip, I did not rest very well. It probably had to do with the fact that my seat would not recline and I was on a full flight so I could not change seats. The stewardess offered me a free adult beverage to compensate, which was nice considering they are no longer complimentary with dinner. I sat next to a nice elderly chap from Philadelphia who was heading to Barcelona to go on a Mediterranean cruise like Grandpa L and Gigi. We had a fun and lively conversation until I attempted to sleep.

All my bags made to Barcelona! And did I mention I kept all of them under 50 lbs!?! I know I made my parents proud with that one. I had no trouble getting a taxi and making it to my apartment. I got a tour from my roomate Dani and then we went for coffee and a quick tour of the neighboorhood. I live right across the street form an old and beautiful hospital ( I will post pics at a later date). My neighboorhood is also several blocks from Gaudi's famous and unfinished church La Sagrada Familia. My apartment is "cozy," somewhat small but big enough. I have the second largest roomand am happy with it because it has ample closet space, a desk, and shelves. I will also post pictures of the apartment and my room, but I want to finish unpacking and make my room look "homey" before then.

I haven't done much but sleep the past few days. After my quick tour Wednesday, I collapsed from exhaustion and took a midday nap. Afterward, I went out with my roomate to eat dinner, the first meal I had eaten that day, and then we met up with some of his friends studying abroad from Scotland. I am still getting used to their accents, sometimes I have trouble understanding them! I also am getting used to the Spanish accent. This past year I became so accustomed to the Mexican accent, it's takin a little getting used to. We watched a fireworks display with musical accompaniment at Plaza Espanya as part of the weeklong festival celebration for La Merce.

We came home and I went to bed at about 1:30AM. I didn't wake up until 5:30PM!!! For those of you who know my sleeping habits, that is very rare that I would sleep 16 hours! I ran a few errands but had to come home because I got an awful headache, which I also rarely get. I am happy to report that I slept off the headache and woke up at a decent hour today (10:30AM). I went grocery shopping, bought some hangers and got a lot of emails done. I was planning on goign out to buy a phone this afternoon, but seeing as how it has started raining, I think I will wait a bit. I am lookign forward to finally enjoying the fabulous Barcelona nightlife this weekend!