Rebajas!

Here in Barcelona, January is el mes de rebajas, a whole month dedicated to discounts!  And believe me, everything can, and is, on sale.  What qualifies as "on sale" for some people however, chopping the price of a shirt from Custo Barcelona from 180€ to a much lower 135€, doesn't necessarily work for poor college students like me.  But have no fear, in the city, there are stores for everyone, and the rebajas are especially hard to avoid.  Boots for 15€, accessories for 2, dresses for 6€ (I now have two), everything is on sale and easily catches the eye.  So this is the daily schedule that I have been following for the past week or so: get up and go to class until 2, eat lunch with a few program kids til about 3, then, with intentions of running a few quick errands, spend 4 hours walking around the streets of Barcelona, unable to pass by a Mango, or Zara or H&M without taking a "quick" look around.  But I have to say, I have done pretty good for myself, keeping my purchases mostly below 10€, and only for the most essential items, of course. And with the amount of walking that shopping in this city takes, who needs the gym? after a waffle covered in melted Nutella, or a little cup of coffee gelatto, a walk around the stores is all it takes, and you're good as new...maybe even ending up with a cute scarf or something. sounds like quite the deal to me! Alas, I realize my back account isn't exactly bottomless [unless Mom and Dad are feeling generous] so I must cut down to the bare essentials, lunch and metro passes, because the 2 minute ride to school on the metro beats the 10 minute walk on the cold streets, any day (plus it gives me a little more sleeping time). 

Don't yet know what the plans for this week might be, besides doing some cultural thing with onions on Saturday...but I suppose we shall find out soon enough!

Much love to all!