Pyreenes and La Merce

Hey everyone.....
Hope you all are having a great weekend! This weekend my friends and I traveled to the Pyreenes, which is North of Barcelona, very close to the border between Spain and France. The area was absolutely breathtaking and the views were amazing. This trip was coordinated by CEA, which is the group organizing the study abroad program, and they took us to a rustic hotel. When we arrived at the destination, we spend the afternoon exploring the town of 60 people, which obviously only took us about 10 minutes. We then went to one of the small cafe, and hung out and drank beers, taking in the amazing environment and fresh air.
As much as I love Barcelona, it was so amazing to escape from the city, and finally have some peace and quiet. We met a bunch of cool people on our program, and spend the evening with them in a bar, but went to bed somewhat early as we went on a hike. We went to the national park, which is compared as Spain's, "Yosemite." The hike was amazing, there is absolutely no green in the Barcelona city. As for the rest of the weekend when we returned to Barcelona, it is currently in the middle of the festival called La Merce.
La Merce is a festival that is called, "la fiesta de todos los fiestas" which means the parties of all parties. It has been unreal, today we watched a human tower, where 50 people stand up on each other. I was selected to be support staff, which meant that teh particpants would stand on my shoulders as they climbed the human tower. I got kicked in the face, so I was over that. But all in all, it was a great experience. Tonight we are going to the beach to watch a fireworks celebration that is synched to music with a bunch of friends, and then go to the local irish bar for a karoke contest. I PROMISE to upload some pictures soon, as soon as it gets fixed. My camera broke last week.
Ok, so this blog was incredibly long, but hopefully gives you a feel of my interactions. I miss everyone, but am having the time of my life......
-B