So I am running on the 4 hours of sleep that I got last night, but las discotecas and the night life in Valencia is crazy and so much fun! It was definitely worth being tired today. Last night, I went with Amanda to meet a friend en la Plaza de Reina, and we ended up running into a bunch of other amigos in our Valencia Program. We hung out at some tables outside of a bar named Finnagins (where we could order drinks in English, hahah) from about 11 pm until 1:30 am. The night life here in Valencia doesn't really get going until at least 2 am. I was having a hard time staying awake, but it was really fun getting to know other students in the program and hanging out in the streets anticipating the craziness of las discotecas. We all walked to one discoteca that was called La Bolseria, but everyone needed IDs to get in and some of the girls forgot to bring theirs, so Amanda and I and some other girls and a couple of guys wandered towards another one called Radio City because we didn't want to leave anyone out. We went in and there were a ton of people dancing and getting drinks and the music was very techno and upbeat. We danced and ambled around in there for awhile and caught a taxi back. We made it back to our apartment around 3 am. It was definitely an experience. Next time I only want to go out with only a few other girls that we know because then it'll make it easier to get to know some of the locals, and have fun talking and dancing with them. I'm excited to go out again tomorrow night.
Well, since I only got four hours of sleep, classes this morning were so rough, ha. There are only seven people in my 10:45 texts and interpretations class and we were all struggling to stay awake. But I made it back to the apartment around 1ish with Amanda and tried to rest before el almuerzo. The food wasn't quite as good today, we had a salad with chick peas and apple bits and tomatoes and it was ok. I want the mango salad back from yesterday though, ha. After la comida, we headed back to the streets in search of the soccer stadium, which is on our way to class, in order to meet up with some friends for a walking tour of Valencia. However, we soon realized that we were actually supposed to meet at La Plaza de la Virgin. Por eso, we ended up flagging down a taxi to get there. The tour was actually really cool, but it was long and it was sooo hot outside today. Being in the heat was pretty brutal. We took a tour of a museum, which was a little dull, but looking at all of the architecture in the downtown area was really interesting. We looked around and took pictures of La Catedral (a cathedral here) and found a lot of interesting shops. I got a ton of good pictures that I should put in here. Amanda and I took a picture with a police car, ha, and we asked the policeman if it was ok...podemos sacar una foto con tu coche? jaja. I have a picture with Lemongrass too, which is one of my favorite restaurants in Charlottesville...I was pleasantly surprised to see they have one in Valencia too!
Then tonight we chatted with Mari Carmen and su marido, Gabriel, in the living room before dinner. We asked Gabriel if he could tell the difference between different accents that people have, like if they're from Spain or Mexico or Colombia or other countries. It was hilarious hearing him mock how he thinks los mexicanos talk. I love Gabriel, ha. Dinner at 10 pm tonight was a fried egg, fried onion rings, chips, and fruit. MariCarmen is really into these fried foods, ha. Oh well. Yesterday's meals are still my favorite so far.
After dinner tonight, Amanda and I heard music through our sliding door in our bedroom, so we went exploring the streets and into the nearby park in our t-shirts/comfy clothes, haha. There was a really cool beauty pageant going on for little girls in the park. They had a huge stage set up and some singers and the girls were wearing very elegant dresses and it was quite the sight. There were a ton of people everywhere, just milling around, and sitting and watching the pageant. It was so cool.
Pues, manana voy a la playa! (aka. the beach!) More to come!
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