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Here are some rarely seen photos of my first trips to Barcelona.

1999 (senior year of high school)

Some things to notice:

• It is no longer possible to be alone in a picture of the dragon statue at Parc Güell.
• I used to drink Pepsi?! That’s just wrong.
• I loved that army jacket. It had a fantastic liner and I was always warm in winter.

2002 (junior year of college)

Did you notice?

• Still not too many tourists.
• I was favoring this long black pea coat (which I wore until it was threadbare)
• My hair was wicked long!
• Extra credit if you knew I still have these grey slacks, and that they still fit!

For comparison I fearlessly offer these more recent images.

January 2008

January 2009

This is January, people! What are you all doing in Barcelona? Don’t you know it’s not tourist season yet? Now I will have to find somewhere else for my annual navel-gazing, existential self-portrait project. At one point it got really out of hand. Look how this local man jumped right into the photo!

January 2009 (with sketchy local)