graduation and the final day!

after graduation...me and the Williams
it's official...i graduated from college! woohoo!
the celebratory meal...paella
me sucking the brains out of a sea creature
carmen...a ballet flamenco show that was amazing

my spanish family!

bonnie, mama, jamie, papa, me, kristin
in the plaza de cervantes
i heart this pic
papa, javier, jamie, mama, me, bonnie, carolina

salou!

an amazing day at the beach...i definitely swam in the mediterranean, and it was aweseme!

kelly, kristin, me, jamie, jenessa
i'm glad i painted my toes this week
jamie...i'll take credit for this one
the chicas--bonnie, alyssa, maddie, brittany, hannah, holly, me, jamie, courtney, kathryn

the view from our hotel
the boardwalk at night
jamie and me
i heart the beach. a lot.

port aventura!

so, understanding how many cathedrals and museums we have seen here in spain, the williams decided to surprise us with a trip to portaventura in salou...it's the disneyland of spain. we had a great time!

courtney, kathryn, joel, me, hannah, kelly, alyssa, bonnie, jamie
the dragon khan...this ride was a trip!
hannah, a giant bird, me
me

barcelona!

parque guell
me with the alligator
la sagrada familia...the masterpiece of gaudi
me in front of the sagrada familia...this place was so cool!
la facade of the passion

la catedral
a street in casco viejo
messi and me
i wouldn't want to run into this guy on the soccer field
outside of camp nou (where team barcelona plays)

the casa mila by antoni gaudi
on the roof of the casa mila
inside the entry way of the casa mila
inside the sagrada familia...me, alyssa, jenessa, brittany (this place was unreal...gaudi might possibly be my new favorite arquitect)
the ceiling of the sagrada familia

la plaza de toros...me, jenessa
lunch at the basque restaurant (i loved this!)
the plaza catalunya
las ramblas/el mercado
dinner at a whole in the wall...john, brittany, kelly, joel

monserrat!

monserrat is a beautiful little town in the mountains with amazing views...unfortunately we went on the foggest day ever! despite the crazy fog and poor visibility, we had a good time
the lookout point
me, javier, brittany
me, hannah...don't worry a ridiculously huge cliff is just behind us

me, casey
we're so gangsta, we're so thug...me, jenessa, brittany, holly, maddie, natalie
in front of the basilica
the girls

we found this sweet nature walk through the mountains through the fog...it turned out to be a beautiful day!

zaragoza!

in front of the basilica
the plaza
la seo (outside, not so pretty...inside, probably my favorite cathedral ever!)
a view of the basilica pulling into town