So over the weekend, I went and pruned grape vines at this little farm that the director of our program owns about an hour outside of Madrid. My back still hurts. All the same, it was a really cool experience. Tim, and Drew, and I helped Ramiro (our program director) and Hermin (a crazy local guy) trim all of the plants and pick up the old vines afterward. Hermin also had a love for setting things on fire, like the dry ground of the farm. He said that we had to burn away all the grass and weeds so they wouldn't overtake the grape vines. I believed him because he looked like he'd been a grape farmer for his whole life, but lighting the dry ground on fire still made my kind of nervous. I also went the Retiro a couple of times over the weekend to play my guitar, and last thursday I went to this crazy discotec called Palacio again. Anyway, got to go. Here are some pics. I got a picture of Hermin and his hilarious little motor scooter.