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Well, I went on a shopping spree this morning. I thought it was about time to become just a little more Catalan so I bought an FC Barca jersey and some cheapo soccer shoes this morning. And by cheapo, I mean I bought them at the grocery store. Now pair those with my fohawk and I look like a decent European. I still don’t exactly look Spanish but maybe by the end of summer I’ll have that Mediterranean tan… yeah… right. I’m not sure how much sun it would take to overcome my Scottish-Welch pigmentation but I can promise that it would take more time than I have this summer. I have, however, been mistaken for being French several times now. 

Oh, I also bought a new camera too. I added up the cost of buying new batteries every time I wanted to take more than 20 pictures and realized pretty quickly that it would be cheaper to just buy a new camera at this point. I got a Panasonic Lumix. It is a little point-and-shoot and I found a decent deal on it. The closest thing I could find online is this Lumix. The main difference is that mine is 8MP, not 10. The biggest plus is that it has a rechargeable Li-Ion battery. No more AAs! When a set of 4 AAs was running ~5 euros and I went through 2 AAs for every 30 pictures I took, the new camera was a steal. It is rated at 320 pictures per charge so we’ll put that to the test in my upcoming trip next week. Oh, and this one will fit in my pocket, as opposed to my old Canon. Yay! As soon as the battery finishes charging, I will head out the Ciutat Vella or the Barri Gotic to test it out. 

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