BAILAR!

      so i had my first discoteca experience this past weekend. we were at nahu drinking and dancing a little, but everyone peaced at around 2 or 3 for telepizza (for seattleites: think regazzi. lo mismo aqui: no matter what country you're in, you still want pizza when you're plastered at 3a). mikaela and i decided to stay, for whatever reason i don't even remember, i just didn't feel like leaving yet. this group of guys sat next to us and were talking amongst themselves for a bit, then turned to us. we started talking, joking around and drinking and whatnot, and they told us that they were going to a discoteca and wondered if we might join them. dijimos, "obbbbviamente!"

      we walked to el punto de san felipe and finally reached this MASSIVE concrete building that had several discotecas: dance floors just absolutely stuffed with people. and we all just danced. it's amazing how different dancing here is. no one grinds. no one. no pressure to impress or attract anyone. i saw maybe.... 3 couples kissing, and not in a vulgar, "my hand is down your pants and everyone else can see my tongue" kind of way. such a change from, say, blue chalk cafe. or any of the bars on the ave. it was a very, very nice change. the guys kept doing this silly, "i'm going to put my finger on your head and i want you to spin like a doll" move. estabamos borrachos, sin duda. but it was a really nice level of drunk. not the sloppy, knock drinks over drunk. definitely made understanding spanish a lot harder though, no puedo mentir :) there was a girl in the group, mara? maria? who was so good at dancing. it was ridiculous. a bit of flamenco mixed with, well, whatever you want to call what we do when we dance at a bar or a club. at around 7:30a (you read that right), we decided it was time to go home. they walked us back to our respective homes and we exchanged numbers so we could meet up in the future. so much fun. so much fun.

      my flight to rome for spring break has been paid for :) i think i found an amazing (location, price, amenities, security, everything - wise) hostel and will discuss the option with sara, kelly and emily tomorrow. so excited!

      now back to writing my final redaccion for the orientation class.