To Dance With A Gentleman

Today I got to meet my roommate for my 6 weeks in Salamanca. She is from Greece and her name is Stefany. The funny thing is, she doesn't speak a word of Spanish but is quite fluent in English. Maybe I'm not practicing so much with her, but I have certainly been teaching her things in Spanish! We went for a walk tonight and made a stop at the Plaza Mayor to see the lights come on. While we were there, we heard this beautiful Spanish music and stopped to listen. Next thing I know, an older Spanish gentleman (about 70 years old) had taken my hand and pulled me in to the middle of this circle around the band in the plaza. He started dancing with me and saying all of these things in Spanish that I couldn't completely understand, while tons of locals and tourists standing around us to pictures and videos. I couldn't stop laughing, especially when I made eye contact with Stefany watching from the crowd. I thanked him afterward and walked away to finish the tour of the town with my new roommate. Only in Spain!!! :) I wish I could get a photo from one of those onlookers. I take my Spanish placement test tomorrow morning so I better get some rest. Buenas noches a todos!

catch me later :)