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Our New Pad


Host apartment no more!  As much as I liked Maria and her drinking habits it is nice to have our own place.  No more late night bus rides that take an hour just to get back to Maria's or having to plan our day around the bus system. We live right in the heart of Barcelona, a 10-minute walk to Las Ramblas and a 2-minute walk to the metro.  The area is amazing! Filled with little cafes, restaurantes, shops and bars.  It reminds me a lot of my first apartment in Chicago.  There is a gay area very close to where our apartment is, which reminds me of Boystown and all their shops. The people are very friendly here and I feel very comfortable in our new area.

(Living room with lots of couches!)

(Bedroom looking out my GIANT window)

The apartment is pretty big as well!  There is a big dining room, family room and 2-full bathrooms.  All the bedrooms are double beds and pretty good sized.  Right now it is only Nic and I, however the apartment is a 3-bedroom.  The owner of the apartment is not here right now and may not be returning. Visitors welcome, we have an extra bedroom!

(My bedroom! Not a twin bed)

(Bathroom, obviously! Got to love the shower curtain)

The apartment has the Spanish charm, the tile flooring, decorative ceiling, big floor-to-ceiling windows and high ceilings. Nic and I love the location and everything about the apartment. All of the other apartments do not measure up to this one!


At first we were very worried about not finding an apartment because most times the owners require a work contract and a yearlong lease.  Neither of which we had.  So while we had looked at many apartments, they were either crappy and we did not feel comfortable living there or they owners would say they could rent to us because we didn’t have the documents.

(Looking out from my terrace)

Luckily we were patient, even though we were freaking out and we landed this apartment.  Stephen our instructor from our course knew the person who owns the apartment and a former student in our class was staying here for the month during the course.  So we had seen the apartment and knew right away we loved it!  Now for the job part…..

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