Hola chicos y chicas. yeah, that´s about the extent of my Spanish here for now. Happy to report that Julie made it to Madrid safely. We had a great time last night. We went to this cool little salsa club called El Son about a five minute walk from our hotel. The place was dark and the music was blaring. A dj played salsa, merengue and reggaetone all night while everyone danced the night away. Around 2am a live band started to perform. They were phenomenal musicians. I love watching salsa bands perform cause they feel the beat so much that they are up there dancing while singing/playing. Good times!!
After a couple of beers, I finaly said yes to the guys who were asking me to dance. I think I danced with three or four different guys throughout the night. I´m by far not a good salsa dancer. I´m more of a hip hop and R&B kinda gal, but I had a great time. One of the guys I dance with was a local named Armand. Sweet guy with great dance moves. By 3am we were all sweaty and gross but having a great time!! There was even random salsa line dancing that Julie and I tried and failed at. It was hilarious!! Wish you could have seen it...actually, probably better that you didn´t. We found ourselves quite entertaining.
One thing I really appreciate about the salsa club is the men´s intentions when you dance. Back home, ¨dancing¨at the club is more of an excuse for a guy to try to rub up on a girl (sorry for the crude description mom!). In salsa clubs here and in most places, its about the actual dancing. Granted, its a very sensual kind of dancing, but there is usually no hidden agenda. I appreciate that alot. I had fun dancing with all the different guys and afterwards, we each say ¨gracias¨ and then go back to our friends and talking. Much better club atmosphere then back home.
Overall a very good first night out in Madrid. Tonight we are going to see a flamenco show. Should be fun. Off we go to explore Madrid some more. Happy Friday!!!!
