Tirando en Salamanca

No big trips to update on, but Salamanca has been getting warmer, so that's big news!

Leading up to Fat Tuesday, there are a few days of Carnaval in Spain, where people dress up and there are fiestas everywhere! It wasn't that big in Salamanca, but in a little sketchy pueblo nearby called Ciudad Rodrigo there was a fiesta with a running of the bulls which a lot of people from our group went to. I didn't really want to go because 1- I don't like seeing bulls get killed and 2- it was a reallyyy sketchy little town where they just kinda let the bulls go. But the people who went had fun and they all dressed up! All three boys "ran with the bulls" (ran as fast as they could about a mile in front of the walking bull) and one girl did it too. So instead of going, I slept in which felt really good and then went for a walk with my friend Katelynn who I'm basically in love with. We had a nice little romantic walk to the Plaza Mayor and it was SO nice out, so we took our jackets off and sat on the ground in the middle. SO many people were there doing the same thing, it reminded me of the quad at JMU. Katelynn and I got crepes and coffee and people watched for a while, and then we walked around and went into different shops until it got dark. It was fun and so nice to not have to wear a coat!

My nights are kind of running together, but one night we went out, we met up with Veronica's cousins who are visiting and Maureen and I met two cousins- both named Leonardo- from Sevilla. They were really fun and Maureen proceeded to tell them that we were cousins too, and that our names were Leonarda. Most hilarious thing of my life. Then Maureen randomly found three juggling balls (I guess they were there for carnaval reasons) and made me juggle. Except it was dark, so I kept dropping them but everyone thought it was the most amazing thing ever. Then Maureen and I walked home speaking in Spanish but in British accents the whole way. Funsies!

On Sunday, the boys' hermana said it was like the biggest day of fiesta for carnaval- which was completely false. But we all went out and walked around all the closed/empty bars. Haha so to make up for it, we went out on Monday and I wore a bright pink wig and Veronica wore a light up afro, and people asked to take pictures with us which I thought was hilarious.

Hmm, what else. I've been planning my Spring break a little more! I'm going to Italy- Rome, Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast. Maybe. If we can fit it all. As of right now, I'm just going with my roommate Maureen and we've booked our flights to and from Rome and the Amalfi Coast tour group trip. So progress, but not that much. So excited!

Classes have been going well, they're getting a little more intense but no where near as intense as at JMU. Going to classes here isn't bad at all because the professors are really interesting, and I really like learning, but studying is a whole other story. It's so hard to bring myself to do work because I look out the window and there's an ancient city staring back at me and I just want to go exploree/lay in the Plaza!

This weekend we're going to Madrid with the group, which will be fun cause we're seeing all the things we didn't see when I went on my own. I'll post about that afterwards, of course.

OH! I've been stalking my fraternity like crazy because we just got a new pledge class and my best friends Teresa and Duane got littles! aka I got a pseudo little because Teresa's my pseudo twin! This probably doesn't mean anything to most people, but it's a big deal to me and I'm super excited.

I think that's all the news I have for now! Shout out to mah gurl Kerri- good luck on your grad interview!

Besitos <3