Every wednesday the Spanish class is devoted to conversation. No need to bring books; all we do is discuss some topic and play games. Last week we talked about work and our previous experiences with job interviews. Obviously, Anika, the German MBA student, and Antonio, the Portuguese businessman, had had several complicated interview experiences and could relate. I personally found the topic mildly boring and in the end we somehow ended up in a heated argument over working mothers. But more on that later.
The teacher has said we may discuss things that annoy us in Barcelona. I've been trying to make a mental list but haven't come up with much beyond the fact that restaurants only open for dinner at 9 pm. I could deal with 8 but 9 is a bit late for dinner during the week. Oh well, I'll just have to stick with lunch. Not unwise since you can usually get a lunch menu – first plate, second plate, dessert, bread, coffee & wine – in a reasonable restaurant for about 7-8 euros. But I digress. The point of this post was to share with you that the temperature is currently 21 degrees (70 F), I'm wearing a skirt for the first time this season and this is the view from my window:
Looking across:
At last but not least – this is what the sky looked like when I woke up:
Now, how can I have anything bad to say of a city that wakes me up in the morning this way and has such amazing weather forecasts??? Friday, vamos a la playa for sure!!!
building bridges 
I’d rather go to the beach than class :(
Ah… Spain!! Well at least its sunny here (although only about 9c!
In El Paso, on the other hand, its 31c!!! EEK!
Oh Sole Miooooooh :-), lallalaaa
HD
The city really is gorgeous right now. But yes, the restaurants open late, and what about the siesta, when the world stops? That annoys me even more. But hey, it’s worth it for the beach!
The siesta doesnt bother me so much; maybe because I’ve never really shopped in the middle of the afternoon (hate crowds). Having said that, I forgot about it during the first few days and it happened a few times that I left the house at 3 pm to get something and had to go back home. But it forced alan and I to rest and take naps. Too bad the archives doesn’t have siestas… or maybe it’s a blessing in disguise – I’ll be able to work while everything is closed and by the time I get home things will be open again ;) But more on the siesta later… I do want to write something on that.