Last weekend in Barcelona was so fun because we had a huge group there! Kara’s best friend from home is studying abroad there so we spent the weekend with her and her 4 roommates who also had several guests so it was a packed house! Kara and I left Thursday night and got into Barcelona around [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Spain’
September 13th, 2010 - 12:42 pm § in Spain
Time-space Compression
What volatile relationship shall I blog about today? Time and space. Einstein’s been there, done that, I know, but Einstein never had Super Target. A safe statement to make about Americans is that they value efficiency. We love our time, and we love to maximize it. Ironically, we use up a ton [...]
September 6th, 2010 - 8:55 am § in Spain
We, the Crocs
My first introduction to the Euro was in Dublin when Abigail and I finally escaped the British Pound. We were relieved by a lower exchange rate, but still felt a pang of injustice with the addition of every transaction fee. The 5 Euro note is pretty small in relation to the American dollar, and is [[...]