I don't have much to write except that I am leaving for the bus stop to catch a plane to BARCELONA in about an hour. We're going for Christine's 21st birthday, which is on Sunday. We're staying in her friend's apartment. I am very excited. Even though I was just in Barcelona three years ago, I am excited to see the progress that has been made on La Sagrada Familia and explore less touristy parts of the city.
Last night I met up with my international "buddy" that the University set me up with. I met him, his friend, and four other visiting students in a bar. The full-time students were really nice and welcoming (they are from Hungary and Norway) while the visiting Americans--no surprise here--were weird and annoying. But we went to a really small club that had djs playing drum and bass (really wompy, heavy bass, electronic music) which was really fun and not very crowded. And not everyone was 18.
I know I'm really harsh on the other American students, but it's been really difficult for me to find visiting students that I get along with and want to be friends with(many are also painfully socially awkward). It surprises me because Edinburgh is such a cool city with amazing nightlife and the Uni has amazing academics. Initially I tried to stay away from Americans because I wanted a cultural experience, but since people already have established friends groups it is easy to hang out with them but hard to feel like we are actually friends with them since we are breaking into their friend groups. These unexpected obstacles are forcing me to reach out to more people more frequently than i had thought, but I suppose it's actually a blessing in disguise since it is forcing me to reach out to more people I wouldn't normally.
Anyways, this post is much longer than I expected but I will be sure to post many pictures and write about my Barcelona experience Sunday night or Monday!
Adios amigos!
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