wow. what a day so far. and it's only 4 pm! so let's see, I got to the bus station fine and ended up with another syaer so we stayed together to find the group and Julia left. she's so awesome. so we ended up finding the group and got on the bus (no excitement in between). I was seat 15 and was lucky enough to be sitting next to another girl from sya who is also in my advisee group! the first half of the bus ride I just slept which was nice because I had had a pounding headache and I had a little bit of a nervous stomach.
we stopped at a rest stop after about two hours of the ride and a good portion of the movie Hugo, and of course I got off to get some water and hacer pis before the rest of the ride. just standing in line no big deal and all of a sudden, I throw up. I won't get into too many details but it was nasty. luckily everyone around me from sya was so helpful and kinda during an event that could have been really easy to make fun of my for for the rest of the day.
so I washed up and bought some water and crackers that look like ritz and got back on the bus feeling fine! I was sipping on my water and trying to fall asleep but it wasn't really happening. with about 45 minutes left on the bus, the girl next to me asks me a question about broadway and all of a sudden I get really nauseous and sit up straight, hoping the feeling will just pass. a minute later, I throw up again all over the isle and my pillow and my shirt and the girl sitting across from me on the isle. yup, on the bus. with 45 minutes left. the teacher with us was so incredibly helpful; got me some towels and bags for my wet things and did everything she could to make me feel comfortable for the rest of the ride. people were really nice again about it too because instead of making fun they were telling me how I've left my mark on the bus and how I'm going to be legendary. we finally got to the dropping point and then had to fit four people in each taxi to get to the hotel. I was very nervous about this part because i was feeling I'll again and had proved myself wrong with the whole throw up once and you'll be fine for the rest of the trip. so I told the teacher and my group went first, me in the front with a really awesome, smart, and caring taxi driver!
he made sure every couple of minutes that I was okay, with previous knowledge of what had happened on the bus and the reason behind the plastic bag in my hand. we finally made it to the hotel! and I got to appreciate how gorgeous Barcelona is.
we met at the hotel, got our room assignments, and unpacked before a little meeting and presentation. then everyone went off to lunch and complete a scavenger hunt and I went to my room and slept which is currently where I am. my teacher came up about half an hour ago to tell me to meet her and the other teacher downstairs at 430 so I can take a taxi with them to our next destination which is the cathedral of Barcelona. hopefully I will get some awesome pictures!
I'm a little sad I missed out on time to see the city but I still have tonight and three more full days here and I knew I needed to rest. oh well. it's definitely been quite an adventure so far with so much more to go!
we did go to some really cool churches that I just can't remember at the moment because I'm still a bit exhausted from today in general.
and clearly I have Internet but I'm goin to try to limit my use to only blogging.
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