And The Premio Goes To...

So classes for the semester are winding down - in fact, I had my last "actual" class today, only things left now are my 3 exams on Monday and Tuesday.

To celebrate the final day of class, we had to award 3 premios - aka superlative awards. There were 3 - the biggest partier, the person who spends the most time studying, and the laziest. To do this (of course it had to be educational) we made 3 surveys each with 10 questions and everyone had to answer and then the "judges" decided who won each.

Long story short - I managed to get an award that wasn't an actual award - "El premio al más sosa" - the translation is kinda hard to describe but basically the award for the most boring person. Great right?

Let's be honest - I don't lead a boring life, but by the typical college student's opinion, I am the most boring person in the world.

So what won me this award you ask? Well let me make a list...

1. I have not been to a discoteca yet
2. I can't say that I have a favorite alcohol
3. I don't have a favorite museum in Madrid
4. I don't stay out after the Metro closes
5. I don't go out every night

So yes, we could say I'm boring, however I prefer to not be an alcoholic, I'm slightly afraid of the dark, and I value my sleep. I'm a little ADD and I love to touch things - if there was a kids museum in Madrid, I'd be in heaven, sorry I can't handle traditional art for more than an hour...

Now in no way am I planning on avoiding these things for forever, I just prefer to not stay out until 6am when everyone else heads to the discoteca. I'll get there eventually.

Note - I also don't have an extra 30 euros laying around to get in.

So that is that, it's the life I choose to lead - I'm different, I'm me and I don't really care about the opinions of others. I just find it funny that people picture me as being the "most boring". While they're out partying and hung over the next day, I've been out with my host family seeing movies, practicing my spanish, rock climbing in the mountains outside of Madrid, traveling - I like to make a difference in my life, have life changing experiences, make memories - not go out and not be able to remember what I did the next day. I've had my fun, I've gotten past that stage, I don't need to follow the crowd to be "cool" - I make my own adventures.