Interview Whirlwind: Chillin in Barca, Day 2

Today was my "adjustment" day. I passed out at midnight thanks to my nyquil and woke up at noon today - glorious! I barely made it out of the hotel by 1:30 - it takes a while to actually WAKE UP from nyquil. I'm so glad I gave myself today to recover from the jetlag! I spent most of today wandering around the city, and planning to have dinner with Desiree tonight. I had coffee at a little cafe where I sat at the bar,with this as my view : 

I then kept wandering towards the more touristy areas. I wish I had some photography skills, but alas:

I call this picture "Chivalry is, indeed, dead" :

I decided to make my way to one of the oldest churches, and sight see along the way. Barcelona's such a beautiful city, even on a cloudy day!

I made it to the church, which, as many other things in Barcelona, was under construction:

There was a huge dog wandering around the cobblestoned streets of the Barri Gotic, and I felt the need to capture it doing its business:

I had an entirely unsatisfying lunch at a bar called Bar Pis in the Plaza of the same name. I got the Tortilla Espanola and tried to get a salad as well since I was seriously craving vegetables but everything was oniony, mayonnaisy, and cheesy. The coffee though, my 3rd cup that day, was consistently delicious. I continued wandering down to the port...

I came back to my hotel in the evening to get ready for dinner with Desiree. By the time I made it out, it was raining and me being the genius that I am, did not have bring my umbrella and didn't feel like returning for it. I met Desiree at her apartment. She lives in a really nice place with two other kids from IESE. There were a bunch of other students in their apartment. I talked to her Turkish roommate, who said IESE was a lot harder than she had ever imagined and that she was seriously struggling. Desiree invited her not-yet-boyfriend Ricard to dinner with us, and we took a cab, in the rain, to a tapas bar. There were some delicious and interesting dishes - Pan con Tomate, a cheese and salami dish, a dish of lentils prepared in a yummy balsamic reduction, and some really unique mushrooms. I forgot my camera, being the idiot that I am. Ricard and Desiree were super encouraging! They gave me great interview pointers, shared their experience, and told me I shouldn't be hiding the Jewish thing - just spin it from a community service, and not a religion perspective. I'm encouraged, and excited. I'm gonna rock it tomorrow :)