A little gross and a lot of delicious

Friday: went to a bullfight. why? I figured it would be a good idea to go once in my life. Now i can judge it-- yes it's still terrible and I dont see other people's "artistic appreciation". The killing at the end isn't even the worst part- although it is pretty bad (especially the first of the 6 bulls they had to stab repeatedly because the toreador sucked and couldnt do it in one swift jab). Before the final kill, the bull is taunted around the pin and then the 4 or 5 helpers take their little spears and prance around the bull and then stab him in the back to weaken him for the final "dance" wth the toreador. It was even more disgusting than I thought it would be. I left during the intermission and the ticket man asked me as I was leaving, "aww did you cry for the bulls." (I definately was not crying) Ew- give me a break. Some things that were cool about it: 1. the stadium "plaza de ventas" is really old and cool. The seating is slabs of concrete and there are no walk-ways: every seat is just row after row, so your feet are behind someone's back. Also there's a special section for the royal family... no one was in there though :( 2. the audience interaction is interesting. A lot of the people who go are really into the bull fights and know all of the technique, so to show the footing of the toreador is too simplistic or if he is standing too far away from the bull, the crowd whistles- a socially acceptable "boo".

Saturday: We had the goodbye dinner with the program. I cant beleive people are starting to go home! We went to a fancy-ish restaurant and had an incredible Spanish meal. First, 100 appetizers, then the paella was reallllly good. Each person had a crab, mini lobster, skrimps, and the rest of the ocean on their plate. heaven. Family, you'd be proud of the crab-opening lessons I gave. Although they were about 2 inches long, so not so good (Reason #8 to come home *HINT*). And for dessert- dried fruit and ice cream. Ever eaten a dried orange? Theres peel and everything.

Sunday: Little bit of studying and Lots of park with Esmeralda.

Today: Lots of studying :( ...ok 4 days til Barcelona.... :)