You may notice that there is not a lot of people in the stands. There are a few reasons on why this is. First, it is starting to become autumn, and for that many people would prefer to go to a bullfight during the summer. Also, the art of bullfighting is being lost among the more recent generations of Spain. A lot of people call for its prohibition, and naturally you would not go to an event such as this if you do not stand for what is happening. Finally, the matadors (or toreros) that we saw were still young, and essentially it is almost like watching a Minor League Baseball game. For that, you still get a sense of the sport, but for a much more reasonable price.
The actual fight itself is less than pleasant. For me, it was pretty sad and traumatizing. I felt terrible seeing the bulls being tortured and eventually killed, but I took this as solely an informative event of the Spanish culture and nothing more.
On a lighter note, the streets have been full of people celebrating a festival in honor of the "La Virgen de las Angustias". From what I know, there is a procession tonight with people carrying the statue of her, and I walked back to my apartment against everyone who was walking towards the Basilica. Also, this is a time where families come together to celebrate, even when they live somewhere outside of Granada.
For more United States-Spain comparisons, I have taken pictures of two things that I bought today.
Made in Barcelona, but clearly uses an English title. Do we have this same product in the United States?
The same as Diet Coke, but they use "light". Again, it may be universal to use English (I've been told that many Europeans want to learn English).
This week, I have my final exam for my intensive course (Thursday and Friday), so I will be studying all this week for that. I begin my other classes on October 6, so I have a few days in between as a break. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with myself, but there is always something to do here.
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