Oh Barcelona, I still dream of living with you. Your sunny disposition and friendly residents, your cheap beers and tasty food, your sidewalk-to-rooftop sculptural homes, I love you so! Lauren and I started our day with a walk and reservations at Sagrada Familia, a 137-year-old gothic cathedral designed by Barcelona architect Antoni Gaudi. We booked…
Author: Katrina DelaSelva
Creative, community-centered, adventurer, and process lover extraordinaire, that’s me! This blog used to be about my day job, in technical writing, training, and project management, but the older I get, the less I care about that life. In the last 10 years, my pottery hobby has blossomed into future dreams of making my own pottery school in Spain. Why Spain? You can read about it on my blog of course. And in July 2026, I packed up my North American life and moved myself across the ocean to begin anew in the land of oranges, beaches, sprawling crooked mountains, and paella. This blog is about my adventures and ponderings, past and present. I am inspired by human connection while living and breathing creativity.
Dear Barcelona, I love you again!
Six months ago I was in a relationship and we decided to go to Spain together. Today I am here in Barcelona, not with him, and I couldn’t be happier! Our relationship ended shortly after we bought the tickets, and without hesitation I decided to go by myself. I’ve traveled alone before and it’s empowering…
