De músico, poeta, y loco, todos tenemos un poco.

Well, like many other major cities in the world, Málaga has an awesome night life. It does not really matter the type of person you are, because there is something to fulfill all different types of tastes. The last couple of weekends, I have gone out to explore what the city has to offer. As I mentioned in my previous blog, there are a ton of ERASMUS students studying here at UMA, and we all naturally gravitate towards one another since we share a common bond. To be quite honest, it is very nice to be able to share this experience with people who are going through the same feelings and emotions as I am. I definitely feel as though I have made some lasting friendships here at UMA.

A couple weekends ago, my friend from Great Britain, Natasha, invited Kelley and I to her "piso" (apartment) for a small get together. Afterward, we would go to one of the pubs and meet up with some other ERASMUS students. It was actually quite nice! Her piso is in the downtown Málaga area, and she has access to the night life and historical monuments all the time. (Idk if I could handle all the distraction!) When we got to her piso, we met up with several other girls that we had never met before. I met a girl from Canada, France, Denmark....it was like a mini-United Nations gathering! lol.

So after all the small talk and such we decided to go to this pub Shamrock, which is considered to be the place for all of the ERASMUS students. I thought that was funny. So the moment I walk into the pub, I see all these familiar faces from my Spanish classes and from my classes at UMA. I also saw a whole set of new faces! I loved it! As I stood there chit chatting with all of these ERASMUS students, I chuckled in my mind, because everyone was from a different country!!!! The pub seemed to be a place away from home for a lot of these students, because it played all types of popular music. I found it quite interesting the fact that the students here are all very different. For example, I consider myself to be a calm, cool, and collective kind of person when it comes to going out. I can be reserved for the most part, but once I get out of my shell there is no way of shutting me up! lol. One thing is for sure, I cannot be out all night.

The buses stop running at around 11 pm here, and the bus, which costs 1,10 euros, is the cheapest way of getting around. A taxi from downtown to campus/ where the residencies are located costs 10 euros, so what students tend to do when they go out is just stay out until 7 am when the busses start running again so they don't spend the extra cash. Well, I cannot do that! Around 3 am I was starting to get tired. Plus, I like to sleep in my own bed, and the idea of wasting a day to sleep didn't seem to sit well with me. So around 3:3o in the morning Kelley and I split a taxi back to the residency.

Another time, my roommate Azu, who is a Spaniard from Córdoba, had invited me to go out with her and her friends. I really was not feeling up for the idea because of the situation with my classes and such. But Azu is such an awesome person and I didn't want to turn down her invitation. Plus, I had spent a good amount of time with the ERASMUS students and was curious to see how the Spaniards got down in their hometown. lol. So She and I met up with her friends downtown around 11 pm and went to a local bar to chit chat. Well little did I know that I was going to be the topic of discussion! Everyone was asking me about the United States and what it is like to live there. The mere fact that I was American and could speak English was thrilling to these people, which made me feel so awkward!

So when we finished, I looked at the clock and it was 2 am. The time had gone by so quickly! The invited to go to this discoteca called WHITE. Let me tell you, I had never seen so many Europeans in my life! The were playing american pop music and everyone was dancing around. From there they took me to the party ship. The party ship? YES! It's a ship that has been converted into a club, and it's divided into two sections--Latin music & hip hop. It was pretty fun! After about an hour though, I could not take it anymore. I heard my bed communicating with me telepathically! My roommate told me to wait a couple of hours and then I wouldn't have to spend the money for a taxi, and I told her my mind was made up! So I took a taxi and left my roommate and her friends behind for my date with my comfy bed!

I think I would be the first to admit that I can be a bit crazy at times, but I don't know if I could ever convert into a true Malagueña and stay out until the buses start running in the morning! All I can say is, GOTTA LOVE SPAIN. lol.....