Man. Spain goes hard.
I don't know how aware of this you all are (whoever you are), but the average Spaniard, when she/he goes out, goes OUT. Many of the bars here do not close until sometime between 6 and 8 in the morning, and some stay open till noon. As someone who does not live in Miami or Las Vegas, this seems practically insane to me. Last night I went to a small party, at around 10:30 (normal), and we did not even leave the apartment until after 3am (gasp). I was lucky enough to be able to go out with some lucenses (people from Lugo) and got to experience some real gallego bars/music/drinks. So much fun! I felt like I was in a Spanish Ireland haha. I liked the music and dancing a lot; it definitely sounds a bit Celtic, and most of it is more like rock than pop (pop is a ridiculously dominant genre here in Spain, in general). There is a traditional/typical way to dance, but Iria (the girl I've been giving private lessons to, and my connection to this group) told me that you can really dance however you like. This suits me ;)
While we were out, they requested that one of the bars play this song, which is very Galician:
"Sara, Sariña." Thanks for making me feel at home, Galicia. Me gusta.
Goal for this afternoon (provided I can also finish my limited to-do list with so few hours left in the day): find more música gallega.
Oh, also, a very popular drink here is licor café. This is essentially like Kahlua... but better. I love this place.
This is such a great idea - hope you're able to post often. I'll sure be checking often.
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Yay! I definitely will if I know someone is actually looking at it :)
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