The Updated Version

Hey Everyone! So I'm going to apologize un petit peu for being so lax with the bog stuff over the past month. I can't believe I let it go for a month. Anyhow, below you will find the entries from our break at the end of October. That was one of the most incredible weeks of my life. Since then we have had two weeks of class, nothing too major to report.
The grading system in France is really really out of wack. Everything is out of 20, and if you get a 15 out of 20 that doesn't directly convert into a percentage grade. The first grades I got back were 15/20, 16/20, and 17/20. I saw those numbers and got really really upset. I was like well, so much for my 4.0 this term. However, the top of the paper said "Tres Bon". My face immediately contorted with full out confusion, hand shot up in the air, and it was about all I could do not to blurt out "You french people really out of our F*ing minds!" It turns out that anything above an 15.5/20 is great. Like on the edge between A and A-, and a 20/20 is essentially unachievable. A mentality like that makes you really want to strive for perfection...NOT.
In other news, I haven't gotten arrested. I finally got a bike, and have been riding a lot like. Sunday rides are usually about 130 km (80 miles), and I will update on the rest of the stories at a later date. Im tired, thats all for tonight. Check out everything below, too. New news. A bien tot.

BARCELONA!

So after spending three full nights (including Halloween) in Barcelona, I can safely say I have a solid feel for this city. It is INSANE!!!!!!!! The Spanish have the most messed up daily routines on the face of the planet. We'll start with lunch (because we never actually woke up early enough for breakfast). Lunchtime in Barcelona is about 3 PM. Most restaurants that are "chic lunch places" are either closed or totally empty until about 2-3:30PM. After a long relaxing lunch, everyone goes and does their thing for a bit, and then at around 5-6 the city shuts down: Siesta time. Stores close, full restaurant staffs go home, and the only thing left open in the whole city (it feels like), is STARBUCKS! The city then rallies around 7-8 PM to get moving in the dinner direction. Dinner is about 10 PM. Mom and Dad, we should move to Spain, we'd fit in better (minus the Jewish and non-spanish speaking parts). After dinner, the clubs and bars open at about midnight, people go crazy, and start stumbling home at around 4:30-5 AM! You try doing that for three days and tell me how you feel.

I feel like garbage right now, but it hasn't stopped us from seeing the most incredible sights in the world. We saw Sagrada Familia, aka the Gaudi Cathedrale today. I have never been so awestruck by anything in my entire life. No joke. I spent three hours walking through the church (still being built, thats how big it is), trying to keep my jaw off the floor. Unreal.

We also saw the city from the highest possible points. Really cool, just undescribable scenary! Pictures below tell all (and the casualties of the trip, yes all of us).