Party in the U.S.A.

So tonight is NOT a school night in Arezzo, folks. Maybe I didn't mention this but there is NOOO Friday classes this semester. Three day weekend, yeah?! Tonight was karaoke night at this place called Crispi's, which is the equivalent of a Chili's but with live entertainment. "Karaoke" was all we needed to hear. We showed up to an already-packed house so there were no tables available. It didn't matter. The second the DJ noticed we were "Americani," out came the Madonna, Beach Boys, Sinatra, Rihanna, ACDC, The Village People, you name it. My favorite, though, was when the music suddenly got really slow and we heard, "Start spreading the news! I'm leaving today. I want to be a part of it. NEW YORRRRK. NEW YORRRRRK." All 150 pairs of eyes were on us while we wailed the lyrics. Such a proud and embarrassing 5 minutes. We haven't been able to stop singing it since then, though. The karaoke soon became a dance party and we all just laughed and danced and played for like, 3 hours. Don't worry, we made little to no eye contact with strange boys and left in groups, mom. It was the most fun I've had so far! There were probably 250 people on the second floor that was only meant to hold about 100. I felt like such a goldfish -- people stared at us like we were exotic creatures. But, true to the American reputation, none of that affected our willingness to participate!

This post is short and sweet! I hope your Thursday evening was equally memorable!