This week should be a really nice one. On Monday I have one class, and on Tuesday no classes. On Wednesday I have a full day of class from 1-5 and 7-9, but on Thursday we have the day off for Father's Day (the date is different in Spain). So, Dad, Happy Father's Day, and thanks for getting me out of a day of school! Hardly anyone has classes on Friday, including me. So Thursday morning I am going to Valencia, Spain, a city 8 hours from Pamplona. It is in the southern part of Spain and this week they are celebrating Las Fallas, a festival similar to Mardi Gras but bigger and after the parades they burn all of the floats in one gigantic fireworks show. Las Fallas is the Catalan word for fire. Catalan is the language spoken in Valencia and that region, which is kind of a combination of French and Spanish. It's odd that in the same country several different languages are spoken-not dialects, but actual different languages. Fortunately most people speak the language of their region and Spanish. I will be going to Valencia with a lot of exchange students students from my university and some of my new friends from the private university in Pamplona. There are a lot more Americans at the private university, and lately I've been hanging out with some of the people from University of Southern California. We will stay Thursday night and all day Friday and take the 10pm bus back to Pamplona, and get back sometime around 530 am Saturday morning. We are staying right on the beach. I'm really excited, and I'll be sure to let y'all know how it is. Apparently last year they burned a big float of George Bush...I'd be down to see that :) Also, Valencia is famous for its beach and amazing architecture. I'll be posting pics soon! Love you.
A little about Valencia and Las Fallas:
http://www.valencia-cityguide.com/tourist-information/leisure/festivals/the-fallas.html
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