More globalization.

On Friday, my friends and I were at a bar we like where you basically have to sit with larger groups of people you don't know to get seats. I ended up sitting at a table with a group that had members from India, Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, Haiti, and Morroco. I had a great conversation with the Morrocan guy (who spoke five languages - Arabic, German, French, English, and Spanish) and found out that his group of friends had just met because they all went to the bar frequently.

Later, at an all-night diner, we met a Peruvian music group, dressed in traditional garb. Such is Spain.

Sitges

Last Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, which meant it was also the last Tuesday of Carnaval, which is a celebration before Lent. I had not done anything fun for Carnaval, and decided to go to a nearby beach town called Sitges [seet-jes] with my friends to celebrate.

From the start, everything was crazy. The train station here in Barcelona was so packed that they decided to just open the doors and let everyone on the train for free:
Sitges was absolutely nuts. The streets were so full of people, our group had to cling to each other to not get separated. There were tons of parades with floats filled with dancers, and a giant party in the center of town. Most everyone was dressed up (except us). The costumes were also crazy; men were wearing women's clothing and vice versa.

After fighting through huge crowds at the train station, we made it home on the first train of the morning. It was a great trip, but I'd probably like to see Sitges when it's not jam-packed with transvestites.