Lazy days, bulls, etc.

I feel like I´ve been on the go since I got here, but today I´m having a lazy day. (It´s almost 11 a.m., and I´m still in pajamas!) The maid is here from 8-12 everyday, so I feel like I should help her...but she never lets me. It´s HARD being a full-time tourist/houseguest.

Tonight, I´ll get my first taste of Madrid nightlife. We´re going to an "exchange party" in downtown Madrid at a big club. (It´s an open party for exchange students and natives alike. Should be a good time, although I hear the Madrid nightlife usually runs from midnight to 5 or 6 a.m., so it´s probably a good thing I slept in today!

Other news of note: I´M GOING TO THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS IN PAMPLOMA! My friends and I signed up to take a bus up to Pamploma on the 10 and come back the 11. Apparently it´s an all-night party. (But don´t worry, Mom, I´ll definitely be watching from a balcony somewhere. No bull-running for me!)

That´s all for now, except that I really miss baseball! Many thanks to my good pal Josh for his colorful and extensive (and I might add, "flegelicious") updates on the Chicago Cubs. Anyone who wants to talk a little baseball, feel free to drop me a line. These Spaniards couldn´t care less.

(Although I have to say, I´m really getting into this soccer thing...and I think I´m in love with Real Madrid´s goalkeeper, Iker Casillas! He´s currently playing for Spain in the Euro 2004. Click HERE! As Elena would say, ¡Que guapo!)