take off all your preppy clothes

My parents are here! They got in last Friday, and I've had the chance to show them my favorite places and have a few adventures, including sneaking into the Olympic diving pool and taking a beast of a cablecar up to Montserrat, a monastery at the top of a mountain an hour outside Barcelona. It's been so amazing having them here; it ended up being a good thing that they came for the first part of my spring break because with no school and my friends all gone already, I was able to spend a lot more time with them. I had a wonderful time with you two crazy kids, and I'm so glad you could come!

Now I'm in bed, updating this little guy because I realized that I probably won't be able to do it for awhile. Tomorrow I leave for Italy, where I'll meet up with Lucy (and Connor for a day, huzzah) in Rome. After that we'll head to Naples and Capri to hopefully soak up some sun and leave the stresses of European life behind us (juuuust joking, what stress?).

It's crazy how fast everything is going, but not that crazy because I feel like everything moves crazily fast no matter where I am-- why would anything slow down for my semester abroad? But after I get back from spring break, I have a weekend where about a billion people are visiting (where will I fit them all?), then a couple more weekend trips to Ibiza and Paris before finals and the end of my program. Since my parents are leaving tomorrow, I spent this afternoon fitting most of what I brought here back into my suitcase, which they will take back to Omaha-- I've decided that for my post-program backpacking adventure, I want to really do it right, which to me means spending the rest of the semester living with just the things that will fit in my backpack. Probably not very practical or hygienic, but an exciting and adventurous challenge, for sure.

Alright, well, keep it bueno.
Tara

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