How was it? -Incredible, crazy, fun, tiring, super guay, etc.
Rundown of my day:
I got up a little before 10--left the house a little after 11. I walked around for a while before meeting up with some friends at 12. Walking around, we just encountered Fallas--little ones, big ones...all types. The small Fallas Infantiles were all completed by yesterday. The big Fallas had to be done by this morning. We walked a lot, took a lot of pics, and headed to the mascleta at 2. The mascleta was AMAZING. The best I had seen...it wasn't just loud fireworks...there were rhythms within the mascleta, and the crowd was fist-pumping with the rhythm. Super cool. After the mascleta, I headed home and ate some lunch. We had paella, which was the perfect thing to eat the first day of Fallas, since it is a Valencian specialty.
After lunch, I rested for a while and then met back up with my friends. We walked around more--encountering more Fallas and street markets. We all bought tickets for a bull fight. I will go to my very first (and probably last) bull fight on Saturday afternoon. I'm super excited! We're in the 13th row. I probably won't post pics of that. After walking for a crazy long time--I headed home again for dinner. We ate dinner, and then I took a little rest. I got ready for the evening and met up with friends around 11. At 12, there was the first firework show--it was INCREDIBLE!!!! Most definitely the best fireworks show I have ever seen (sorry Estes Park 4th of July)...and I know they will keep getting better. After the fireworks, we walked down to the Illuminated streets, which were also amazing. There are 3-4 streets that have area completely lit up. It's amazing to see in real life. So much of this stuff that I've seen so far is crazy to see in real life. It just doesn't seem real--like this should all be a dream. Got home late last night and went to bed.
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I had some sad news when I got back last night before dinner. One of my favorite teachers from high school, Kevin Reed, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. I've been sending him postcards throughout the year whenever I visited places, since he taught world history--which was an amazing class. He really made history come alive for everyone. It's a sad day for all DC-G grads and students.
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