The time has come to leave what I can safely say is my favorite city on earth. It is not every day one is given the opportunity to meet so many new people, see so many new places, and add meaning and personal experience to things one has only heard about in books, or art, or movies. A big thank you to mom and dad for making this possible for me. Some parents might think twice about sending their kid to Europe on his own for a year. All though I am sure you did, in fact, think twice, I appreciate the way you hid this from me.
I have spent all of the last two days saying goodbye to friends around the city, and while a hug or kiss or handshake can never do a friendship justice, they were all I could muster.
I'm not sure if Gaudí actually said the following sentence or not. Regardless, té la veritat, and with it I will be on my way home. With, of course, a brief stop in... Brasil!
Els habitants dels països que banya la Mediterrània sentim la Bellesa amb més intensitat.
The inhabitants of the countries washed by the Mediterranean feel Beauty with more intensity.
