This past couple of weeks I have finally managed to start
exploring the metal music scene here in Málaga, which is surprisingly difficult
to find. My first taste of it was visiting a place called Bar Lemmy, which as
the name suggests is a Motörhead fan’s dream. This is a pretty cool bar, with
really great music and a great atmosphere. It’s just a bit of a shame that both
times I have visited it there haven’t been that many people there.
My second encounter with the metal scene in Malaga was at a
place called Sala Trinchera, which is
a bit out of the way as it’s pretty much on the way to the airport, south of
Teatinos. But it was worth the long walk, as this was a small music festival
dedicated to bringing 4 relatively local metal bands to Málaga for a night of
(extremely loud) heavy metal. The highlight for me was a band called Witchtower,
which had a great NWOBHM sound and had great stage presence as well. However, seeing
all of these bands playing in a fairly big venue like this made me wish I had a
band here in Málaga, as playing guitar in my band back home is one thing that I
miss a lot about the UK.
During these last two weeks I have also sorted out all of my
maths classes. I am now exclusively studying second year modules, which is a
lot more manageable than before. I am also enjoying the classes more, as I’m getting
used to the Spanish university system and gradually making more friends in the
classes.
Other highlights include a tandem language exchange night,
where I met a group of Spanish students and practised speaking and translating
between Spanish and English. One of the tasks we were given was to make a story
using certain Spanish words, which turned into my new Spanish friends telling
me a story in English, and I would have to translate it into Spanish, which was
great practise for all of us.
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| A few photos of the Botanical garden on campus (the weather is still really good here!) |
I should hopefully be back into the regular blogging routine
next week, so until then, adios!
