Arrival
I’m here, I’m here! I landed last night at 5pm, taxi’ed to my Airbnb, napped and then met up with a friend and a few of her new friends she has met since being in Barcelona for the last few weeks. Tacos, a spicy margarita and POOF! It was 4am and Thank God, the last dance club we were at was a 4 min walk home.
Because we wanted to stay local, we went to a non-latin dance club named Machete. There was a sprinkle of salsa and bachata and for the last song/dance of the night, I was lucky enough to dance with a handsome man who actually knew how to dance salsa. A few differences between LA and Barcelona so far: men and women smile here! Everyone seems happy and open to meeting new people. The walls that people put up in LA aren’t present here. It’s wonderful. I met a new friend when ordering a drink, the bartender thought I asked for a non-alcoholic beer instead of Prosecco. (I NEED to learn Spanish!). I ordered a white wine instead and then somehow, my new friend and I played a little switcheroooo and I ended up with a Pina colada, she ended up with the wine, we shared a water and no one drank the non-alcoholic beer. New bestie and this funny exchange would not happen in LA simply bc everyone is afraid of germs and definitely don’t share drinks with a new friend at the bar (roofie concerns, anyone?). The night was a blast and I was drenched by the end… the Victorian on a Thursday night feels like Cryotherapy compared to dancing in BCN.
We are heading out to Sarau tonight. It about a 20 min Uber ride away and is suppose to be THE spot tonight. I am excited… and kind of nervous!! This is my first bachata event in Spain and all of my newbie-nerves when I first started dancing are out. It’s so silly, I don’t know anyone except my friend from the States and the two guys I met last night and NO ONE cares… but I guess this is just my funny nerves acting up. My goal is to get to be a better dancer by dancing with good leads and doing a ton of it. Sure hope what I learned during my privates pays off… in the way of feeling more confident and less awkward when dancing. Here I go!