I suddenly woke up at 5:00 am this morning—quite possibly because it feels like 8 billion degrees here in Barcelona. My friend Keira and I talked about how cool it’d be to see the sunrise at the beach in the Mediterranean. She’s back in France now, but I thought I could go walk down to the beach.

It was interesting walking through the city so early in the morning. There was a mix of people hailing cabs to go home (Last call is around 5am here) and shop owners opening up to bake their bread and other pastries. I must say the oddest thing I witnessed was this drunk girl approaching me. She talked to me for about twenty minutes asking me where I’m going or if I knew of any parties. The weird thing…she was not wearing pants. … Read More »

Inspiration is vital to a creative person—or any person for that matter. Barcelona, Spain is one of the most inspiring places I’ve been to. Perhaps it is the layers of history that has created such a vast resource of creativity. The United States has only been a few hundred years old, so we have a lot of catching up to do. We’ll get there, I’m sure of it.

This photo is of one of my favorite places. It’s a small park behind Sagrada Familia. It’s no bigger than 1000 sq ft but has a pond that is surrounded by park benches. I sat here to get inspired, whether it was reading a book on my kindle, looking at the massive Modernist church in the background or people watching.

I ended up reading here for about three hours before it started raining and … Read More »

A day where I woke up at 3pm turned out to become one of the most inspiring days ever. I’ve had a really hard time sleeping in Barcelona and usually turn in around 5am each morning…yes, morning. My flexible work schedule and friends back home (timezone difference) are the reasons I think I’m staying up late.

I decided to spend the day in Gracia (which is my favorite neighborhood) to grab some food and walk around. Little did I realize I was so close to Sagrada Familia, arguably Antoni Gaudi’s most famous work. I quickly finished my tapas and worked my way over there.

I didn’t even need my GPS to know where I was…just followed the giant spires over the horizon. When I got there I was blown away. I’ve seen my share of Gothic … Read More »