BOYS NIGHT OUT! oh.... (Sept. 25)

You know, I've found that after living in an house with my sister and mom (and my poor father), going to an all girls high school, joining and all women's sorority, living on and off campus with somewhere between 6 and 47 of my closest girl friends, I actually do not really like girls. I always end up with just a few close friends, who likewise hate our gender. I'm not exactly sure if it's me or if I'm asking for it, but overall I've realized that girls can be just WICKED, and it's something I try to avoid on a regular basis. Here at IES Granada our 80 person program has 16 guys, leaving the rest of us 64 to fight over them, at each other, and more or less maintain a constant state of drama and PMS. As I'm constantly around girls, I've become a little immune to it, but there's something about being in a foreign country with a language barrier that for SOME REASON instensifies the situation. By the end of our first month in Granada, I was womaned out, and was in huge need of some male company... or silence maybe. Anyway I was luckily able to tag along with our three way bromance between Chris Clark, Chris Lash and Cy on a big expedition to Burger King, a tapas bar the Antiguedad, and off on more adventures. Most notably, I was able to go to the Chupiteria and Camborio, both foreign terms to me.

Now the chupiteria is a bar designed specifically and exclusively for the consumption of shots. Granted shots in Spain are half the size of an American shots (an added bonus for me as I am now drinking with three men), and SURPIRSE! are both flavored and divided in groups of difficulty. Shot names are also fun at this bar. For example, Chris Clark started our rounds with a "Clit" and a "Quik F***" (quite honestly the second one was my favorite but of course, that only applies to the shot). Furthermore, you get a ticket for each shot you take and, like Mr. Gatti's you can use your tickets to buy cool things from the bar, like a Sweatshirt, a shot glass, and thong.......... and other strange amenities. I'm really hoping to save up enough to get the sweatshirt, but that's only going to happen if I get other people's tickets.

After the chupiteria, we went to Camborio for an Erasmus (non-Spanish students studying in Granada) party. Camborio is a huge discoteca (club) in the Sierra Nevada caves that overlooks the Alhambra, the Generalife, and all of the Albaizin. It's absolutely gorgeous and so much fun! Usually in Spain, your entrance ticket gets you a free drink of your choice, which usually by the time you get to a discoteca it's already 3am, so you really only need one more. This night I had soooo much fun. So many American students from my program were there and we ended up screaming every old school 90's and Michael Jackson song that they played. It was so great. We ended up staying and partying in the caves until 6am, where upon returning we all stopped to get schawarmas (the 24 hours Spanish drunk food), and ran into more American student walking home. Needless to say I slept the entire next day. Totally worth it. Welcome to spanish style partying. :)

Chris, Cy, and Chris at the Chupiteria