SPAIN…
so when a whole crew heads to a foreign country for the sole purpose of skateboarding why not join them. it was kinda funny being so far away yet surrounded by so many people you know. the city was amazing and clowning around in another country with a gang of idiots from home made it that much better.
i packed really light. two new boards and only enugh clothes for a few days. these guys were the only thing i struggled leaving behind
who? “phil ballins, rhymes with phil collins” to some foreigner from norway
lousbag
our money is worth nothing. its pathetic
stood for 45 min at the wrong gate
what do you know. walk of the train to a famous skatespot #1 of a million
this guy was the first to tell us americans we were #1
home sweet home on La Rambla
party boy takes us to his jail cell which his shares with 3 other “dudes”
its funny walking by shit like this like its nothing
FONDO
ballins…noseblunt transfer…the first of many blunt photos i got in spain 
fresh off the plane back tail
Brendan lives dangerously. Brendan lives for xxxtreme sports. proof posi as he threads the needle on dismount
dog shit everywhere
nobody owns a dryer so we get to stare at our neighbors underoos
my pronunciations were dead on.
thats day one. lots to come. architecture, skateboarding, spliffs, dudes