Fervor

At first, it’s just a crush. I meet him during a talk at the CCCB. In less than two weeks, we’re following each other on social media; two months later, we’re hooking up at Mar Bella; and just three months into seeing each other, I realize I’ve fallen in love. Without even knowing how. I look for answers among the people closest to me, but I soon discover that neither my friends, nor my roommate, nor my parents hold the key to anything. To how to love. To how to love well. Life in Barcelona is a challenge—much like finding a job that does more than just pay the rent, help you survive hangovers, and get you to the end of the day having eaten all the fiber the commercials recommend. Loving and failing, learning and making mistakes.