It's been a whirl of year in more ways than one, a year of first times and difficult times and sad times and happy times, but there'll be more in the way of reflections after I actually leave Barcelona. For now, inspired by those that occasionally appear on McSweeney's, I wanted to make a few lists.
Things I will miss about Barcelona
- Lovely friends.
- Living on my own and making all my own decisions.
- Cycling everywhere.
- Speaking, listening to, reading and writing Spanish.
- The weather.
- Being so near the sea.
- Tapas.
- Sangría.
- How cheap everything is.
- How beautiful everything is.
- How crazy everything is.
Things I will not miss about Barcelona
- Feeling guilty about speaking English so much.
- Alien baby who lives downstairs crying all the time.
- Lady who is always on the phone in nearby apartment and feels the need to shout.
- People in nearby apartments who watch ridiculously loud TV ridiculously late at night.
- How backwards everything can be.
- Crazy apartment.
- TEFL class.
- Useless Translation class.
- Hola guapa, ¿masaje?
- Beercervezafantacocacolaaguacoldwaterbeer...
- ¡¡¡Flashflashy blingblingbling!!!
- ¿Mojito?
- ¿Samosa?
- ¿Coconut?
- Beautifulbeautiful tattoos.....¿marijuana?
Things I am looking forward to about home
- Lovely friends.
- Lovely family.
- Lovely house.
- The use of a car.
- The use of English.
- How straightforward things are.
- The Franciscan Well - The Bróg - Fast Al's/Hillbilly's evenings.
- Electric Picnic.
- Actual picnics.
Things I am not looking forward to about home
- Final year.
- The number 8 bus.
- The number 5 bus.
- The rain.
- The wind.
- How expensive everything is.
- Lovely friends being on holidays.
- The recession.
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