Marbella

Last a few people from my program and I went on our first self-organized trip : ) We decided we had to go to Costa del Sol while it was still warm enough to go to the beach. The bus ride there, which we took overnight on a Thursday, was a little hectic. A man had a seizure on the bus; there was some kind of doctor on the bus, and when we pulled over to meet an ambulance, he refused care so everything was fine, but still a shaky start to our vacation, haha.. The rest of the night was like a deathride; no one could sleep because our driver was going so fast. We got there ahead of schedule, as the sun was rising.

After finding our Hostal we went to the Mediterranean; the water was cold, but the scene was gorgeous. We spent a lazy day at the beach, and honestly, there is not much else to see in Marbella, so I was just fine with that.

That night some British guys in the hostal took us to a nightlife area in Marbella. And oh, by the way, EVERYONE here was from Great Britain. We even went into a bar and started speaking Spanish, until the bartender informed us that she didn't know a word. Most people seemed to be older than us, but everywhere at least gave us free drinks; they give out cheap champagne like water to a group of girls. Except it was free, unlike water. eh.

The next day we had a lazy lunch and more lazy beach time. We didn't do much at night except have a huge dinner that took foreever. The meals here take so long, and I'm all for being tranquila, but sometimes it is just ridiculous how inefficient they are.

Which I guess brings me to another point- being abroad is amazing, but I kind of love America. ha. Whenever I find myself having to explain myself because of where I'm from, whether it's Jersey or America in general, I realize how much I totally dig where I grew up. I don't want to siesta, I want to work, I want racial integration and spicy food!

..Anyways, the bus ride back on Sunday was much more pleasant, and I was glad to return to Madrid. This week has been pretty stressful with work, which I did not expect.. I'm looking forward to Barcelona this weekend though!