I'm a little bit late on this, but I had to write about an experience that I had two weeks ago. To catch you up on everything, while I was traveling in Málaga last November, I met a group of students from Hungary and Bulgaria at the hostel that we were staying in. They were a cool group, and we exchanged contact info with the intention of staying in contact. This is something that I would say I do a lot, because I like meeting new people. With that said, most of the time these new contacts fade away over time. Yet this time it was different. We stayed in contact and some of that group was traveling to my city to see the sites, and we met up!
The group was a little different than the first time we met. In all, this new group of friends consisted of an Italian, a Swiss, my three friends from Bulgaria whom I originally had met, and one more from I think Sweden, but he spoke French. With that said, they all speak Spanish fluently, and they are all just awesome people, so we had no problem hanging out. One night we went out to get some tapas. This was a great time, just relaxed, sitting in a little restaurant eating delicious Spanish tapas with such a fun and diverse group. It was so cool to be sitting there with these new friends, all from different countries, yet one common language, Spanish, binding us together. A little bit later the group became even more diverse when a Spanish friend of one of them came to join us, and we headed out to this underground Flamenco spot.
So there we were, on a Wednesday around midnight, at this place that you probably can't even find with Google Maps, passing the time, a cold beer in hand, and some pure Spanish Flamenco, straight from the streets. At that time, I was standing there, just soaking it all in. I think for a second there, I wasn't thinking, I wasn't hearing the music, I was just feeling the moment. Standing in the dim light, watching such a raw, yet talented duo perform flamenco, with a diverse and fun group of new friends there to enjoy it with me, that is what I believe to be the perfect example of what it should be like to study abroad.
Basically, I want to say with this post is that you can never meet too many people. You can't be afraid to try new things, to stay out a little bit longer, because you never know what can happen. I am so glad that I have met these new friends. Although we may live far away, and we may never see each other again, I will forever cherish such moments. Hopefully we can all stay in contact, hopefully we will remain friends, but either way, I know that we all had a great time that night, no matter where the road takes us.
The group was a little different than the first time we met. In all, this new group of friends consisted of an Italian, a Swiss, my three friends from Bulgaria whom I originally had met, and one more from I think Sweden, but he spoke French. With that said, they all speak Spanish fluently, and they are all just awesome people, so we had no problem hanging out. One night we went out to get some tapas. This was a great time, just relaxed, sitting in a little restaurant eating delicious Spanish tapas with such a fun and diverse group. It was so cool to be sitting there with these new friends, all from different countries, yet one common language, Spanish, binding us together. A little bit later the group became even more diverse when a Spanish friend of one of them came to join us, and we headed out to this underground Flamenco spot.
Basically, I want to say with this post is that you can never meet too many people. You can't be afraid to try new things, to stay out a little bit longer, because you never know what can happen. I am so glad that I have met these new friends. Although we may live far away, and we may never see each other again, I will forever cherish such moments. Hopefully we can all stay in contact, hopefully we will remain friends, but either way, I know that we all had a great time that night, no matter where the road takes us.
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