On Friday the 10th we had a “party” to celebrate being (almost) done w/ our orientation. I tried paella for the first time ever and LOVED it!!! It is sooooo freaken good! It had a mix of seafood w/ some chunks of chicken. It tasted almost like the meat was from pozole, yet the actual rice didn’t taste like pozole at all. Of course it wouldn’t be a real Spanish get-together if there wasn’t sangria involved…so some of the professors from our school made some for us =0) I am definitely a fan of sangria! After the school get-together, we wanted to go out. So 2 friends and I went to find some “drinks” to take to La Punta. We realized that getting to La Punta (where it’s legal to drink out in the open) at 11 pm is a bad idea. NO ONE is out at that time. We each had one drink and sat on a ledge that overlooks the water, and realized we were too tired to go out. On our way to find a taxi we walked by the Plaza de España and stopped for a bit when we saw some people singing flamenco music. It was SOOO awesome. I sometimes still can’t believe I’m in Spain, but sitting at the plaza watching people perform definitely made it more real! We stayed for a bit and luckily made one of the last busses that leaves the parte Antigua and goes toward the parte nueva (which is where we live) and made it home at a pretty decent hour.
On Saturday we had our second excursion. It was to the Torre Tavira which is the tallest tower in the old part of Cádiz where you can see the whole town. They have this really cool thing called a “dark camera” which is literally like a huge ass mirror that reflects live images from outside, and displays them on this huge bowl-like thing inside of a dark room. We then went up to the terraca and got to see all of Cádiz. The cool thing was that when we were up there, we got to see plane practicing for an air show that was going to happen Sunday.
Sunday morning air show: The air show is literally the equivalent of Seattle Seafair , except that the one here is like 2 hours long, and I thought it was a lot better. The Blue Angels are pretty cool…but damn, these guys are crazy! I had no idea helicopters could flip and do all that crazy stuff too! The beach was super packed with people who were there to watch the show. It started off with sky divers, then went into the old planes doing Blue Angel-like tricks, then the plane that puts out forest fires….then the helicopters, then this plane that was CRAZY loud and went super fast! The coast guard was out on boats….very very nice! J
Culture: I have seen SOOOO many boobs here! People on the beach go topless and just lounge around taking in some sun. What’s awkward about it is that sometimes they’ll be sitting around playing cards with their families just “hanging out.” The men wear Speedo’s and some women go in thongs too. My goal is to go back to the states with no tan lines! Hahaha JOKE!
I am in the process of creating a list of things I want to do while I’m here. I am SUPER determined to learn Italian while I’m here! I’ll also be traveling and exploring new places. A big group of us are planning a weekend trip to Portugal which will take place this upcoming weekend! I will definitely have to post pictures/blog after a I get back! For now, I’m just getting ready to start REAL classes on Wednesday! YAY!!!
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