Halloween

For Halloween, a friend of my roommates had a Halloween party. It was a real party complete with creepy food, un calabaza (pumpkin) as a punch bowl, a real scary costumes. This is me, my friend Jen in the back, Philip (a guy from America) and Marta. Marta is always adorable and very congenial. She was a fairy for Halloween. As you may be able to tell, I was a vampira but not a very good one. I don't think I look very scary, especially in my cheesy costume.

Scary black spaghetti with tomatoes and tuna. Tuna? you ask. Yes, Spain puts tuna in everything. Another kind had mejillones which as far as I can tell are clams.

Tarta de espinace and mini pizzas. Yum is all I have to say.

Here we are, the three roommates: Me as a vampire, Cami as a devil, and Marcela as a pumpkin. Who wins? I think Cami.

Afterwards we to el botellón in Plaza de la Merced. Normally it is mostly empty with a few scattered people in it. This night it was packed. I supposed that Halloween there is a city wide party in la Plaza where everyone goes here to drink. The police had blocked off the streets and it was impossible to walk through, but it was soo fun!

A picture of the plaza after el botellón and everyone had moved on to the warmer and more exciting places like discotecas. I think a lot of people didn't make it anywhere but home...like me. I was tired as I had worked all day and didn't get my Spanish siesta.