Barcelona

Well, so I´m finally in Europe. This is pretty cool. I don´t have any pictures yet but as soon as I do, I will put them here. It´s pretty hot and humid here in Barcelona, though not even close to Santo Domingo. And there is also electricity here which is a concept not yet fully known in the DR.

I didn´t know how much catalan they spoke here, but it seems all the signs are in catalan although everyone speaks spanish (thank God). I haven´t gotten to a point where I could say that I can see myself living here, but maybe I get use to it. Life is very different from the US. It seems like people don´t have the monetary means they do in the US but they seem to manage by sharing and having more of a community mentality. Everyone lives in appartments and there are buildings everywhere. I´m anxious to see what life in Italy is like.

I´ll keep you guys posted...

Life's a beach

Well, this was just a few hours ago when my brother, brother's friend, sister, dad, dad's girlfriend, and two hotties and me went to the beach. Ahh, me and my devilish ways... ;)

This was a fun trip...

Rolling a fat one

This is a cigar making factory where they hand roll these guys. This was on Thursday in Santiago, DR which is about 2 hours north of Santo Domingo.

By the way, my dad is the guy in the green shirt.

Sticky Balls anyone?

Well, finally getting settled in (temporarily) in the DR. It's hot as hell and these mosquitos are half freaken vampires. My legs look like a topographical map.

Tomorrow I will be going to the beach and working on my tan (hopefully working on my mack too).

I'm really happy that I have seen my little sister and brother whom I haven't seen in years and are growing like crazy.

Well, I will try to get some pictures up as soon as I have some good ones.

Getting real close

Ok, I'm about a day away from leaving. Funny feeling starting to sink in... not sure if excited, afraid or constipated. Starting to ask myself "what the hell am I doing?" and "why the hell are you leaving your cushy, comfortable, safe, boring, frustrated, lonely life?"... hmm. Well, I'm sure I'm just what Europe needs: a deranged Dominican hellbent on world domination. I guess I can't keep them waiting.

Anyways, I will try to post some pictures of my adventures so stay tuned. Don't have much else to say for now as it is past 1am and I have no brain juice left.