Night número uno de Madrid

We got all primped up and started drinking in Katie and Melissa´s room with a hella lot of people. It was seriously like being in the dorm again, except this time we didn´t have to keep the door closed. I remembered to bring my Switzerland shot glass, which I have officially named Sven, and he got a whole lotta use. We had a great time haaaaangin in the Príncipe. Melissa had two friends who were on the Madrid abroad program who decided to take us out. I took my first Metro ride (woooot!) and we headed first to Sol, an area where there are a lot of bars and clubs. We went to a small bar where they supposedly have the best hard cider. I got a glass, it was good, but I was already drunk, and sugary drinks make me sick anyways so I gave it to Herbie. Then we walked down to a club/bar, I think that it was called Joy. It was alright, nothing too great, so we left pretty soon. Then we went to a club called Dreams which wasn´t bad. They played pretty good music, and we got a free shot when we walked in. The shots actually tasted like mostly apple juice, maybe a touch of liquor. It was funny. After a bit Stacey bought everyone a tequila shot, and she had never had tequila but I think that her innebriation allowed her to get over her tequila fears. After that we were all acting pretty silly, especially Sam and Maggie who ended up really dancing with each other, and eventually making out. Ahh! Sevilla trip incest! Not really incest, but it´s weird because we´re all kind of like family. It was a silly little drunky thing and a great story to tell, we reflect on that fondly. I have some excellent pictures. At around 3:30am, a bunch of us were a bit tired of that place. It´s funny, there´s a group of us that just don´t dig the whole staying out all night thing like a lot of the others on the trip. It´s cute, we´re like the old ladies/men here. So a bunch of people stuck around and Katie, Stacey, Herbie, and Jessica left. We weren´t that tired, actually, but it is exhausting to stay out and party for so long. We wanted to find a little eatery or something, but nothing was open, so we just watched some Spanish TV in my room for a bit. I dunno, we had a great night, don´t get me wrong, but the Madrid night scene is very different than Madrid. First of all, there are many more Americans, and, from what I´ve observed, it´s not as friendly. I don´t know, very city-like. Sevilla is more like a community while Madrid is a legite city, and we all could definitely feel the difference. Nevertheless, we had a great time and were way excited for our next day!