beyond the green

It is the middle of my second month living in Barcelona, Spain, and although I have shared with you a general account of my impressions of the place, the individual human experience has been missing. That is why today I will tell you the story of Jan an… more »

Disclaimer: This post is more personal (and longer) than the typical Beyond the Green post. Take it for what you will. I'm not trying to air personal feelings for no reason. More so, I am trying to show that experiences other than the typical day-to-day… more »

Greetings from Athens! I have been here for just over 2 weeks now and life is starting to reach some sense of normalcy again. Classes start in a week and the group of American students I'm here with has really started to bond. All in all, things are goin… more »

  Yes, we all have been there. We all have been that person with a map in hand, desperately clinging to that one building by Gaudí left on our list of must-sees. We are the man at La Barceloneta with the ridiculous tan line, the woman photographing eve… more »

 The last time you heard from me I was heading off to a new adventure in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Having now been in the area for more than a week, I am finally ready to share some of my impressions of one of Europe’s oldest cities.Barcelona is… more »