Trip Update

Well…we are officially traveling once again and we love it. After about 22 hours of flights and busses. We made it to Barcelona, Spain. It was beautiful. Tons of energy and lights in the city for the new year. Of course, we were pretty tired once we got here, so I think we slept through most of the action and woke up before it all got going again. Kinda nice actually.

We love the new perspectives we gain while traveling. We have already had 2 rich conversations that stick out to me. One was with our hostel manager named Fernando. He actually studied in Fresno of all places. Really nice fella, who was really accomodating.

Last night while drinking some REALLY good Sangria on Las Ramblas(barcelona´s most popular street), we invited a gentleman who was selling roses to sit with us. His name was Justice(in English) and was from Pakistan. The conversation started by me declining the option to buy his flowers and he politely asked, ¨Are you another mean American? Why is the world so mad at you?¨ That led to a long conversation on a variety of issues. He was a very humble and understanding man with a very different story than our own. Hard to imagine all he has been through. Ironic his name was Justice.

We are now up in the mountain town of Montserrat outside of Barcelona. Beautiful area, with lots of cool air, rivers and huge mountains.

Hope all are well!