First Day in Barcelona

 My first full day in my new home was very chill. Me and my friend woke up and went to a Catalan restaurant where neither of us could make sense of the menu and almost everything had meat. Both of us ended up finding something nice to eat. As this was the only full day my friend would spend in Barcelona, I let him decide the itinerary. His reply was that he had already seen the sight and wanted to see how the people ´really´ live. This was obviously a very easy request for someone who has lived there for 12 hours. We ended up strolling to most of the neighbourhoods in Barcelona, walking upwards of 20 km and dropping in and out of shops, tapas bars, markets, beaches, parks whilst having good conversation. 






 We ended up at home where both my roommates just got home and decided to make dinner together. We had a great time and directly felt that the three of us are going to be a good match. My music taste was put to the test, as I had to put my Spotify Liked Songs on shuffle. The result was very Top 40 and generally listenable apart from the random ´Hele Meneer - Adje` that came on. My roommate litterally knows a person for each question you might have, so I was linked up with some good info to get my life here up and running. I am very curious about day number 2 which will be a lot more less like a holiday and a lot more like actually living here. Ciao! 

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