Blogs from Sitges, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Day # 6 Mark graciously took us out for drinks and dinner in Sitges Saturday night. It's only about 8 kilometers from where we are staying in Vilanova, but is was like driving from West Hollywood to Beverly Hills. Sitges is rich and the homes can be over the top. I've been in Sitges before, 2 years ago, but I didn't see that part of town. We stayed up late Saturday and had a very peaceful and relaxed Sunday. Vilanova is quiet on Sunday and still has "blue laws" that don't allow many shops to open. Just like in the States, business is trying to change that. It's different in different parts of Spain too. I remember when I was younger, when I moved to Kansas City in 1978, Missouri had Sunday shopping restrictions, and of ... read more

First time I went to Sitges was on a sunday - we still had a rental car from our snowboarding trip so it was fast and cheap getiing there. On the way we made a stop climbing up the hills finding some old ruins with a really nice view. It was beautiful and there was a really nice moment where no cars passed by, but then the noice from the highway took over again. We went for a nice walk along the marina and beach and then made it into the center. It is a small cozy city full of small nice small shops and cute little houses. After a nice lunch with live music, we walked up the the placa where there is a big cathedral. Then we walked while the sun set down and ... read more

Bona Tarde everyone!! Sorry for the delay, my week was slow until Carnaval and I wanted to steal people's pictures to post!! Carnaval is a 5 day long festival fit with costumes, pride and confidence for all that celebrate it. The reason Carnaval falls on this week is (to be blunt) to get all your sins out and over before Ash Wednesday. On Thursday, the first night of craziness, the "King" arrives into town and there is a parade in his honor. There were also parades other nights, full of groups in theme outfits shakin' what their madres gave them! The parade is so energetic and full of color, lights, glitter and all kinds of people coming together. It looks a lot like people dressed up for halloween watching the Macy Day Parade, but only the ... read more

Bueno! Here I am, 2 years after starting my last blogging excursions in Panama, starting anew on another continent! After graduationg and spending some seriously quality time loving life in Montreal I decided to take a deep breath to reflect on where my head is at- to think about my degree and exactly what and where I want to study next, meet some new people, work on my languages, and get around the world a little bit while the getting's good. So welcome to my musings around Europe! I'm based out of Sitges, Spain, in the very distinct province of Catalonia. It's a gorgoues, tiny beach town very near Barcelona, separated by a mountain and a 20-min train ride through some winding tunnels on the mediterranean coast. I'm living with a buslting and generous Catalonian family ... read more

Sorry I didn't post yesterday, guys. I have had a pretty busy few days since my dad and his girlfriend Song arrived in Sitges for my birthday. Let's start this post from what happened 2 days ago. It was my birthday. Funny. This is the 13th episode on and my birthday is the 13th. I spent the first whole half of the day preparing for the party. My mom and I went into Sant Pere de Ribes to pick up the cocus (I don't know if I spelled that right) which is basically just Spanish Pizza that kids have at their birthday parties. Then at 2:00, Kirana, a friend of Shawn, brought her son Noah and my other friend Leo (sushiman). Leo, Noah and I played with the frisbee outside, and then we played a game ... read more