Barcelona!

I'm here in Barcelona and I loooove it!! The weather is gorgeous, the people are friendly, the buildings are amazing, and the food is delicious. I'm here with my friend Kasia who flew in from Warsaw to meet me. We're having so much fun, drinking cava (a Spanish sparkling wine) and eating tapas and exploring the city. We're staying with a very nice couchsurfing host named Alf. He lives in a great neighborhood which happens to be celebrating this weekend; last night we all went out with some of his friends for dinner and drinks and then wandered the neighborhood and danced in the street until about 3am. It was so much fun! Today I went to see the Sagrada Familia. Kasia went for a hike because she saw the Sagrada Familia before I arrived. We're meeting up soon and going to the beach. We went for a couple hours yesterday and it was so wonderful! The Mediterranean Sea is warm, clean and amazing. I can't wait to get back in!! Sorry I haven't been posting many blogs. It's very difficult on my phone (please excuse any typos) and I haven't been spending a lot of time in each place I visit. Before Barcelona I was in Lisbon for two days. It was gorgeous and I stayed at a really fun hostel where most of the guests were Australian and the owners were super friendly and helpful. And we had queen-size beds!! Before that I was in Seville - also very beautiful and fun. I explored the city for a couple days, ate lots of tapas, went swimming at a gym one day, and made some nice new friends. Tomorrow I fly to Wroclaw, Poland to meet up with Alisha and Matt who have just moved from Christchurch, NZ to Nottingham, UK :D speaking of Nottingham, I have not been training for the half-marathon at all and it's in less than 3 weeks so please wish me luck!