Confirmation of my Survival

I survived Carnaval! Yet, not without a nasty sore throat and fever. It is five days past, and I am starting to see what the city looks like all year round without its insane party facade. The whole event was an incredibly elongated short sprint of partying, and definitely earned its renewed distinction of largest street party in the world! It just got bigger and bigger each day until you could barely walk from one point to another. You just had to settle for the man selling beer next to you, the music from the closest band, and the attractive girls within a ten foot radius. The event did not only come with dangers of over-exertion, but also robbery(7 students), pepper spray(3 students), and punches to the face resulting in stitches(1 student). I luckily emerged only with the effects of too much partying! The days I paid to be in the safer madness of the groups, following the bands on huge trucks roped off by hundreds of gaurds, were definitely the most fun, but none of my previous experiences could really top any of the days of Carnaval 2010!

Had to write this fast. Forgive my many errors!