Ratchet

There isn't really another acceptable title for this blogpost. The last week has had ratchet written all over it. For those of you who don't know the meaning, it's a bit of a crazy, YOLO, pretty ladies party lifestyle. With a group of such crazy girls, it's fun. We badly influence each other.

We were all fed up of days revising so have spent our evenings going ' loca. Worked hard in the library all of last week, and even with hangovers, worked hard this week. Lectures are finished YAY, so at least I can work from here now.

I know we party a lot (7 nights in a row so far to be exact), but our little group have had such a nice time recently. It started I guess with Stacey's cheeky party on friday night, 12 girls, too much sangria and just a lot of fun. Ended the night in Sala White, such fun I don't even remember the music.

Over the weekend we continued, saturday was sunny so we had a cute lunch. The night... crazy, and Lucy JJ spewed cleverly into a cup. Good girl. Then even on Sunday which was pretty dead! Played beer pong instead, makes me miss the Birmingham bunch and frisbee a lot.



Maybe the best day was Sunday? We met for McDonald's with the intent of going to the castle but instead just planned our next night out. We got smoothies, ice cream and then loads of crisps and had a movie eve. Best day ever. Strange doing stuff like that without Katie though, and just strange that I won't be doing it soon.

Monday was ratchet too. Last minute 11pm decision to go out. We had pink bubbly at RB to celebrate our 5th night in a row, this is how great life is we celebrate the stupidest things! Met a lot of Brits on the bar crawl which always makes nights rowdy and coincidentally a girl whose best friends with a girl I used to go to school with. Small world! And me and Charlee were given power of the bar at Boyds, hello Agwabombs!! Love Ektor. Loved Monday. Love life?

Studied hard Tuesday. Gave in Tuesday night. Partied hard again, bearing the exam in mind, not drinking too much and having an early one. The 9am exam went well though, just so frustrating its negative marking as its bound to have a big influence on the grade!

Today we've been on the beach all day. It's January and we swam in the sea. Amaaaazing.

I fully intend to make the best of my last week here in Malaga which will carry on tonight with another night out. Please feel free to not judge me, and be jealous because actually, I've been pretty lucky being given a year where I can literally enjoy everyday and every night with such amazing people that I have to leave so soon . Why wouldn't I make the most of it?! I'd be crazy not to.

Work hard, play harder. That's all! X

Los examenes españoles

Exam period is underway, and I just wanted to share with everyone the ridiculousness of Spanish exams. I'm not joking, my year 6 SATs were more strict...

- No need for ID - makes me think I should have paid someone to sit my exams
- Laptops in exams - yes, using the Internet to help with a translation, hello google translate.
- All previous work/paper allowed in the exam, with no need for see through pencil cases and someone to flick through your dictionary for notes
- No invigilators, just one teacher to watch over 50 students
- No exam rules read out, don't get told to turn our phones.
- Standard class rooms, not even elevated, and everyone sits next to each other.
- Have to write our names - obviously favouritism doesn't exist here, probably should have worked harder on being teachers pet.
- Write Erasmus in big so they feel sorry for you

But. Then one of my teachers spent half an hour yesterday explaining her exam, lecturing us to not cheat. She said we just will all have different papers so not to waste time cheating as it wont be right. Which is so stupid, why not just have an exam room where we all sit the same paper and spread out, much more fair and much easier for her. Gah.

I just hope that they are as chilled and lenient with passing people as they are chilled about the way we sit the exams.

3 to go and only 2 weeks left in Malaga. No more lectures either now which is great!

I should revise now, procrastination will only lead to napping.

Love you all x

Little fact.

This time in 4 weeks, I'll be on a plane from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai. Isn't that ridiculous?

I'll probably arrive, freak out, party hard on some weird Chinese alcohol, come back and probably drunk cry on Skype to everyone 7 hours behind. Then, I'll wake up in a weird Chinese international student dorm and have to start a new and crazy 6 months of my life.

Now, maybe I'm overexxagerating but is that not a bit of an insane little thought?!

Yes, I thought so too. And yes, for anyone that knows me, I am pooing my pants about it. 4 weeks today.

And, in 2 weeks and 4 days I leave Málaga, straight after an exam, for good. I will really be sad about leaving the absolute beauties that I've met here, and leaving Calle Postigo de Arance, the little Chino opposite and Malapizza all behind.

So I'm living a pretty crazy life in a bit of a whirlwind at the moment.

On that note, I'm off to bed. Sleep tight, don't let the Mosquitos bite x

My start to 2013...

Wow, I realised earlier how long it's been since I blogged... Before Christmas when I was super excited to get home. And there's not much I can say about Christmas other than how wonderfully cosy it was, from the second I was greeted at the airport by Zac it was just the best to be home. To drive, to be fed proper meals, cosy in my bed cuddling my cat and finally feel Christmassy!

Had limited time at home to see people but managed to fit in a few things which were all lovely. Then was off to Florida before I knew it. It really is home from home, just so cosy from the second we stepped in.

Florida was incredible, yet again. I want to live in America. My mum gave me her room while I was ill, so i had more space...massive bed, double en suite, lights all around the mirrors, I just want that when I'm older! But anyway, Florida was great, food was great, pool was great. Disney was incredible even at 21 and for about the 20th time doing it. We turned into Disney dons, and I turned into the best navigator ever. My Florida sense of direction is amazing, even when drunkenly getting us home in a taxi. But most importantly all the family time was just the best this holiday. Already can't wait for the day we go back again.

As you can imagine, I didn't want to leave the 25 degrees behind. Let alone come straight back here to Malaga without even popping home. It was the longest day of my life, and I was miss emotional 2013. I literally cried buckets. Was just so overwhelming to so suddenly be back, but say bye to my family so quick after landing and get on a bus to Gatwick straight away by myself to head back here.

I was dreading coming back because of exams. It's just not a nice thought! Exams are hard enough as it is, let alone when you have to be able to have high enough stadards of Spanish to answer them all well. So I've been very homesick, worried about exams, stressed in general, ill aaaand lost my appetite completely. And then to top it off, my laptop broke. Completely kaput. So now I have the challenging of completing exams without a laptop.

Thanks to Sammie, who's an actual babe, I have a laptop on loan for a few days. I have also completed one exam already. Revised hard for another. Got sent three months work by my group (Think they just feel sorry for me for being so bad at Spanish they didn't want my help to compile the portfolio - completely ok with this). Booked my flight home and to china. And an embassy appointment booked. All of a sudden things got a bit clearer.

However there is a big depression in Malaga that appears to be affecting nearly everyone here. We're all on such downers, hating life and feeling homesick whilst being worried sick about somehow pulling exams out of the bag. So wish us luck and hope we cheer our grumpy guts up soon... I personally am hoping the alcohol on Friday will help us with this...

Also, just over 4 weeks and I'll be moving to China. Woooooaahhh.

On that note I'm off to sleep! Buenas noches xx