I know, I know, it's been awhile.

I know, I know it's been a long time since I've updated. Don't be mad...I've got a lot of content to give you faithful readers. If it's any consolation, my computer recently crashed. So I haven't been able to even access the internet. Therefore, within the next few days I will post 3, yes count 'em, 3 posts.

So, here we go with the first post.

Two weeks ago, Alicante had a festival called Carnaval. Now this festival starts the week before Ash Wednesday and ends then, kicking off Lent for this heavily-populated Catholic country. Carnaval happens all over Spain, not just in Alicante, but since Mary-Carmen had her grandsons over for the weekend (another post), I decided to just enjoy what Alicante had to offer.

In a few words, I would compare Carnaval to Mardi Gras (without the beads); there were thousands of people just partying in the streets. It was insane to see.

Now the tradition is to dress up, but it's not required. Our group decided to partake in the tradition. I initially was against dressing up, but MC told me that I should, all her kids had done it. So at the last minute I went to a toy store by my apartment and bought the cheapest/modest costume I could find. Haha...so I went as an Indian, or to be politically correct, a Native-American. I looked ridiculous! Whatever, “when in Rome. The picture that you see is me in my outfit wearing one of the boys' afro wigs. I think it fits me well... "

The party didn't start till about 1 am. We all met up before, but we finally went out around then. The Barrio was packed. People were everywhere. My friends and I went dancing, then got some Churros! Which are so good. They are little pieces of deep-fried goodness. I got super tired around 3:30 and got walked home and crashed. I think I fell asleep the minute I sat on my bed. Definitely not my scene, but I am glad, I got to experience it.

Alright, I think that will suffice for now, more to come tomorrow.

Hasta,

Megan