So first I have to finish updating last week, before I talk about Granada this past weekend. So last week I went to the beach on Wednesday I think with Amanda after classes. It was really hot, so we didn't stay long, but I almost bumped into these two guys in the ocean and they started talking to me. Except I didn't know what they said...so I told them in Spanish that I didn't speak a lot of spanish and so they asked where I was from and when I said "Los Estados Unidos" they were like "America!" and then they left saying "Adios, guapa!" haha, I thought it was funny. A lot of guys throw that term around a lot here..."hola guapa o adios guapa!" On Wednesday night we went to "la feria" in the nearby park and rode the ferris wheel and another ride similar to the battering ram at Busch Gardens. It had a cage on either end of the "Vikinga" boat and you could stand in the cage and ride it, I didn't stand in there, but it was insane! haha..all of the rides were expensive though, it cost 2-4 euros to ride each ride. The event was so cool though, they had all sorts of food stands and games and rides. It was a lot of fun. Afterwards, our whole group headed over to a bar and hung out for awhile. *Side note* I discovered that apparently you can buy panties "one size fits all" in the girls bathroom at the bar, haha. I don't know if you really wanted to know that, but we all thought it was funny and pretty strange.*End side note* We were supposed to get tapas for dinner earlier, but I didn't end up getting anything to eat til about midnight, so that was a little unfortunate, but we did get to talk to the bartender of the restaurant where we bought food. He was telling us what things we need to do in Valencia while we're here and asking us where we're from, etc. It was fun..I really like talking to the locals. They're usually pretty friendly. So all in all, a good night.
Oh and one thing that is totally off-topic but rather crucial is that I miss peanut butter. SO MUCH. We talked to MariCarmen and she said that she's never even tried it before in her whole life and that they don't sell it here, though I'm pretty sure that the mercadonas do sell it. So I am seriously going through PB withdrawal, and will be consuming tons of it when I get home, ha.
So Thursday was pretty chill, we went to class and then came back and hung out all afternoon. Then Thursday night we met up with a bunch of friends and headed to a club to see Flamenco dancing around 11:30. It was pretty cool, and I got a free Agua de Valencia drink included with the price to get in! They kept encouraging audience participation too by grabbing you and making you dance with them, ha, which was pretty entertaining, though thankfully I wasn't sitting close enough for them to grab me.
Thursday night after the Flamenco dancing, I walked around with the group for probably an hour and a half as we walked back toward our apartments trying to decide if we wanted to go to another bar or a discoteca, but it was so late and I had an 8:40 class the next morning, so Amanda and I headed back around 2:30 am, Thankfully I had already packed because la próxima parada...Granada!!!
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