Last Week in Spain

This was a while back but I am going to try to remember as much as I can.

Our last Sunday in Madrid, we went to a bullfight. I think I enjoyed it more than anyone else in our group. I was so surprised by how interesting it actually was. Its more than just several men out there killing a bull, its more of an art or cultural experience. It took about 30 minutes for them to kill one bull and I think they killed about 5 that night. It had so many steps to it. They let out the bull and all the men are out there teasing it and then hiding. Then they bring out these two older men on horses and the bull like charges into the horse while the men stab it. I really think the horses were on some kind of drug because they were so calm as the bull was attacking them. Next, several of the men stab the bull in the back of the neck with these long sticks that stay on its back. And last, the bullfighter comes out alone. It was funny because we noticed that the bullfighter takes several shots of liquor before he begins, I guess it might ease him up or something. The man who won was the guy who was able to kill the bull in one stab. They really make the bull run into their red things a lot, making it so tired by the time they kill it.

I also had one of the most shocking moments ever during my last night in Madrid. My friend Hagen and I were going to a bar to meet some guys we met the night before and to later go to discotecha Kapital. On our way to the bar, we ran into this really weird guy on the metro. He was acting in a strange way and kept giving us weird looks. He was with a really unattractive woman and we really couldn't tell if he was with her or not. The moment got really weird we he stood up on the subway and started like dancing on the pole and still watching us. I was getting a little annoyed so I decided to not be so nice and say homosexual to Hagen. It wasn't really loud but I guess the guy heard me. The next stop was his and has he was walking off the subway, all of sudden, he slapped me so hard! My head hit the wall of the subway and he just walked off and the doors shut. Hagen and I were just sitting there in shock, neither of us knew what to do or say. It was kinda fun but also really mean. We just keep telling ourselves that he was gay and just wasn't secure about it yet. It was not the best way to leave Madrid.