sevilla.andalucía: Malaga

Spent a long weekend in Malaga. We had thursday and monday off of school so Jaclyn, Seana, and myself decided we wanted to go to the beach! We successfully took a train from Sevilla to Malaga and stayed in my first ever hostel. It was called the Melting Pot and very rightly so. I met people from England, Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy(story about him later), France, Turkey, Australia, California(I realize this isn't another country), and Columbia! Crazy! It was a pretty nice hostel though. I stayed in an 8 bed female dorm with a shared bathroom. It was a little cold at night but for 13 euro a night that's really all I can complain about. Every night we would hang out with our fellow hostelmates at the bar until 12 and then go out on the town! The city center is a good 30 minute walk but the Malaga nightlife is a lot better than I expected. Lots of Spanish bars all in walking distance of one another. We also went to the Pablo Picasso Museum, the Castillo de Gibralforo which is the old fortress type monument that overlooks all of Malaga, and spent a lot of time walking and taking naps on the beach! The water was freezing and the sun had to be out for it to be warm but we all got some color and had a very relaxing weekend! I can not wait for the Canary Islands in three weeks. The main beach in Malaga is kinda dirty and not very nice but the Canary Islands should be a lot warmer and absolutely beautiful. The weather in general is getting a lot better here. Still rains almost every day but is warming up quite a bit. I'm pretty sure i'm the palest person in Spain, I can't wait to go down to the river in Sevilla and get some sun! Don't worry Mom and Dad, I bought some sunscreen.

Oh, crazy story about the Italian guy. He was wearing a sweatshirt that said Cansas and underneath said Cansas City. It was the weirest thing ever. I asked him about it and he had no idea what it was but said he got it somewhere in Italy. I don't know why it was spelled with a C but seriously, what are the chances?

I'm glad to be back home in Sevilla though, it's my new home!