Making progress

So it has been a while since we last spoke. One huge moment in history occurred while I was here. That was the inauguration of Barack Obama. We had classes during the inauguration, but after we went to an Irish Pub here in Spain. This pub is rightfully owned but two irishmen from Dublin. They actually wore red, white, and blue tie dyed bandanas on their heads that said team america across the forehead. The Pub had a huge celebration for the new President where we saw tons of American students celebrating. A majority of them were from Chicago too. Not all Europeans approve of Obama, but I have never seen or heard celebrating like this for any other President. The next morning, my senora put on the tv and let me watch CNN in english. I was so thankful not to have to use my brain too hard for this one. It was about 3 o'clock in the morning Chicago time and larry king live was on. He was covering part of the inauguration ball. I felt good that I got to watch the action upfront and personal even if it was already past.

So two nights ago was the first hardcore night in the discoteca. What a lot of people do here is go to these around two in the morning. They don't leave until 6 or 7 and thats when after hours start. Bed time after a discoteca is not until 8 am. Americans have nothing on them. I had a great time last night, but needed to sleep pretty much the rest of the day. We went to a discoteca that is built out of the caves of the Sacromonte region in Granada. We danced and looked out at the Alhambra all night from the discoteca too. I just need to experience everything.

One more note to add about the food. Food is my hobby so I need to pass this on. When in Spain one must have a churro. These definitely are not your traditional churros from a carnival. This fried dough is handmade and dipped in chocolate. This is five star chocolate and needs to seriously be enjoyed. This picture is of mine from last week. These are usually served at tappas time around 5 pm at a chocoleteria.

This last picture is of jamón serano. Most families have a pig’s leg like this in their house. It looks totally gross, but when I get a bocadilla from my senora, this is where the meat comes from. It really doesn’t taste gross, it is actually quite fresh. As I stated in an earlier post, you can find these in a lot of stores or restaurants hanging too. If you go to a special deli or something these will definitely be there for sale. Its different, but its their culture. I’ll eat anything anyways.