I was so tired when I woke up this morning. I didn't have time to go to the store yesteday so I had to buy breakfast. I discovered a nice cafe not far from the hotel, so I bought a cinnamon roll (which was filled with not just raisins, but various fruit - quite tasty) and a banana. It only cost 2.50 € (about $3.30). Quite reasonable I would say. I think I'll go there on Saturday morning before my flight, too. Work today was much better than yesterday. We changed how some processes work and it seems to be going more smoothly now.

There wasn't much new during the conference. I worked a few sessions. I had some time off (which is when I wrote the update for the previous few days) and that was about it. After the conference there was a banquet at a golf course not far away. It was very fancy (seriously, a 5 course meal and not traditional Spanish food at all - it was very upscale and fancy). The entertainment was a flamenco show - much better than the show we saw Wednesday night. At this show, there were 9 dancers (7 female, 2 male) and they used castanets and changed outfits a few times and overall just did a really fantastic job. I've decided flamenco dancing is like tap dancing except with more flair!

The tradition among the volunteers is to have a party on the night of the banquet. Before the banquet began, we went down to the volunteer room and enjoyed some snacks that each volunteer brought from their home country. Then we went to the banquet and after the banquet (around midnight) we hung out some more. Around 1am I decided it was time to retire so I left, but apparently everyone else stayed out until 3 or 4am! They are crazy! It seems that Spaniards are quite the party animals and it's fairly common for people to stay out until 5, 6, or 7am! Not me! I decided that tomorrow I would skip the morning session (I don't have any responsibilities during it, so it won't be a problem for me to sleep in extra and not arrive until 11am or so). Hopefully I'll get enough sleep!

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