Stranded in Barcelona

Musicians playing beautiful acoustic guitar music A normal sight all around town, probably once of my favorite things: jamon serrano.

The packed beach when I was interviewing people, the days of the flight ban the beach was noticeably fuller.

The beach when I had first arrived to Barcelona, big difference!

Here are some pictures I took while I was interviewing the people on the beach, if you compare them to the pictures I took when I first arrive at Barcelona, you can notice how packed the beach got. An obvious backlog of passenger stranded in beautiful Barcelona! At least it was a warm sunny day.

I was reading accounts from other people stranded abroad, and I noticed that my story was actually quite boring, I think my whole reasoning was to stay away from the airport while all the chaos was going on and enjoy my forced holiday instead of trying to waste my money to get back on a ridiculously long journey!

* pictures taken with my blackberry

Our world going Gaga

It does not come as a surprise that Lady Gaga made the Time 100 list of the people that most affect our world. Between 2009 and 2010 she has been able to propel herself into stardom and create her whole image. I believe Gaga is truly a performer and the original meaning of a pop star. Her power to influence placed her on the list among ex american president Bill Clinton and Brazilian president Lula da Silva, even beating out Oprah. As some people are honored for leading powerful countries into economic succes or being an anti-poverty activist, it seems extravagant costumes and scultural head pieces can land you a spot.

"Some of the people you'll encounter on this list are influential in the traditional sense," Time managing editor Richard Stengel says. "But we also seek out people whose ideas and actions are revolutionizing their fields and transforming lives."

Lady Gaga has become a role model for many, as she claims to always remain true to herself and she preaches to never hide your true colors -- inspirational indeed.

Her little monsters must be very pround.

Hate them or love them, clogs are back!

1) Miu Miu Satin Daisy-Print Clog (£324)
2)No.6 Store T-Strap Clog (£150)
3. Stuart Weitzman Studclog (£225)
4. Jeffrey Campbell Charli Clog (£88)
5. Opening Ceremony W19 Ankle Boot Clog (£340)
6. Pedro Garcia Fiona Taffy Eden Calf Clog (£366)

Many trends return after various years, but I never expected to see clogs ever make a comeback. I am amazed they managed to breakthrough many other trends, and appear in such influential designer shows, such as: Chanel, Alexander Wang and Louis Vuitton. What is it that these fashion houses see in them, -noisy, uncomfortable and unflattering, clogs are just plain ugly! However not everyone seems to share this disatisfaction with the clog, it seems that this season we are switching from dainty and sexy high heels to clumping clogs. Maybe this is a youthful alternative which might match well with springs short feminine dresses and skirts. Clogs might be the preferred footware of chefs, nurses and dancing dutch milkmades, but they are certainly making a controversial trend alert!

Studio Link

This is a studio link I did with my friend Vanessa, hope you enjoy it. Its just a little exercise from our TV lecture.

Extra holiday? Yes please

Very angry with BA

A very nice view down on Barcelona

This is me, not very angry in Tibidabo :)

I was originally supposed to fly out from Barcelona to London on the 19th of April, however as everyone now knows my flight was cancelled. I then needed to booked another flight and the earliest one was on Saturday April 24th. Last night the flight ban was lifted from the UK airspace, therefore I decided to go on to BA website to change the date of my flight to an earlier one, before I had no other option since it said that all flights before Saturday were full. However, now that my flight is not cancelled, I tried to change it maybe to see if I were lucky and there was an available flight and ofcourse there were, like 7 options a days. But to get on one of these flights I would have to pay 405 pounds.

I find it unbelievable that when I was trying and trying to get an earlier flight it said they were all full, but now that we can get charge a ludicrous amount there magically is many options for me to arrive earlier to the UK - but with a cost!! I do not have 405 pounds to spare at the moment and I do not think my parents have either. British Airways has not even sent me one email explaining what is going on and they never answered their phones, as a man on the beach said: " BA washed their hands a long time ago."

Volcanic ash movement

Volcanic ash please go away! since I need to get back to England and my mom needs to fly back home to Mexico on Tuesday, I wonder how that will go.