Barcelona!

Hello Everyone, I´m writing this post from my hostel in Barcelona! This has got to be my favorite city so far, the culture, the language (I´m definitely learning spanish next), the weather, and the atmosphere all make it an amazing place. I´ve walked everywhere in the past 2 days, save the Olympic Stadium which I sadly didn´t see. Barcelona is a city wrapped by mountains and the Mediterrain Sea that truly feels like a small country in its own right. The views from Gaudi Park looking down on the city are stunning (pictures to be added later) and equally so are the looks back up from La Rambla del Mar. I was fortunate enough to see La Sagrada Familia which is a Gaudi Style (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaudi) Church, still under construction. Throughout my stay in Barça I was able to stop next to French tours and listen in to some cool facts for free. Because of the proximity to France, there are many French tourists who come to Barcelona for the weekend and see the sights. And although French could be found in places throughout the city, Catalonian is the primary language here, not Spanish. Catalalonia is a derivation of the Spanish language and is quite different than the official language of España. But I did have the chance to practice my very rudimentary Spanish skills, talking with some girls I met at the hostel. They laughed a lot at me, but with my Spanish and their small bit of English we could make each other understood...it was an interesting experience. One of the coolest events I got to do here in Barça was attend a Barcelona FC match. The stadium was HUGE, and the atmosphere nothing short of electric. People of all nationalities were there to see Barça play and thousands of their devout fans showed up as well. The game started out slow, with no scoring in the first 25 minutes, but by half time it was three to nill, and the end of the game 6-1. Quite an impressive showing from the Camp Nou natives if I do say so myself. It was an eerily incredible experience to be at the stadium, attending a game, where the world´s elite play the world´s most global sport! And the stadium itself earns every right to hold the world´s best team. The views from the stadium of downtown Barcelona and the surrounding mounatins are astounding. With all things said, necessito aprender l´español proximo, and then move to Barcelona for a little. Viva Messi haha! Ciao