Bad news, good news

So I'm taking two literature classes this semester, both with the same professor, Francisco (ha)-- one is intro to the analysis of hispanic literature and the other is spanish cinema and literature. I loooove the professor, he's really enthusiastic and funny and actually made reading this stuff fun. So last week, I wrote about how there was a big soccer game and we went out and everyone was celebrating in the streets and getting drunk. So the day after the big soccer win Francisco was "sick" and everyone who has him as a professor figured that just meant he was hungover from going out the night before. Well it turns out he was actually sick and we had subs in his classes last week. THEN! This week, I was supposed to have intro to hispanic lit on monday and I get an email that class is cancelled because he got hit by a car!!!! (????) So NOW, we're going to have subs for the next month- 6 weeks! Bummer! Hopefully our stand-in professor can keep our classes as interesting and as fun as it was before.
Good news!
Happy belated Valentine's day to all! Yesterday, a group of girls went to this greaatt Italian restaurant in the area that has been recommended by professors and Spanish people in the dorm. And it did not disappoint! We all got huge dishes of pastas or pizza, some wine, and I think every one of us had some dessert. I got some great tortellini with pesto and a crepe filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with choc syrup for dessert. Mom & Dad, I'll have to take you when you come visit!
After dinner a few of us went to this bar that my friend Victoria has been wanting to go to forever.. she calls it "the sparkly bar" because it has a bunch of chandeliers hanging in it and is really nice looking. It's actually called "the public lounge" though, and when we walked in it was preettty awkward considering everyone there appeared to be over the age of 40 and smooth jazz was playing. It was weird though because after we ordered our drinks and sat down they changed the music to more contemporary stuff that we hear at the clubs here and turned it up really loud. I guess we got the party started ha!
Also, tomorrow starts CARNAVAL in Bilbao! Now I'm not gonna lie, I don't exactlyyy what Carnaval is (I don't think many people really do either- we learned a little about it in my Basque culture and language class and the origin is unknown) but Deusto's Carnaval was last weekend and from the looks of it, people dress up in costumes and drink in the streets and then go to bars, clubs, whatever. I think it's essentially a Spanish halloween. So tomorrow a bunch of us need to go to the mall, costume shops, etc and get some costumes! Because tomorrow night we're going to an Erasmus party (erasmus is the study abroad program for Europe- they host parties at different clubs here practically every week) and we have to dress up! I think I'm going to be a native american, which I think will be easy enough.
It's crazy how fast the days/weeks are going by! Tomorrow's already thursday-- three classes and then it's the weekend!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MAMA in about 2 hours !!!!! I love you and miss you bunches and can't wait to see you and dad when you come visit for spring break!!!!!!

Love you all!