Carnaval

Dom 14 feb (22:50)
This weekend was Carnaval in Cádiz. Geena, Amber, Ashley, Megan, and I went together. It was an adventure of a weekend. We didn’t really plan the trip… at all… Most of us bought our bus tickets there only a couple days before, with an “abierto” (open) ticket back. Didn’t book a place to stay either. Just sorta… wung it.
Carnaval is crazy. It’s a huge festival/party in the streets that went on from Saturday morning all through the night. And everyone dresses up. It’s like Halloween—but not just for kids! Geena, Amber, and Ashley were mermaids, Megan was clad in all red leopard-print, and I rocked this “abstract parrot” look (mix-matching clothes, plus a bright pink boa and feather mask. It was pretty hot.) We ended up staying out all night and taking a morning bus home today. Getting out of there was kind of stressful; the bus station was absolutely packed and claustrophobic. Between the five of us we got the last three 7AM tickets back and two of us (Geena and I) had to wait an extra hour for the 8 o’clock bus. It also got really cold. But it turned out all right.
I was absolutely exhausted afterwards. I didn’t get too much sleep on Friday night, and so after being up all night when we got on our bus I pretty much passed out :) I slept the entire ride home, had some breakfast, slept till lunch, and then took another hour nap before finally showering and starting some homework. Today was a good… day of rest.
Ay ay ay… ¡Qué fiestas locas en España!