In Spain, New Year’s Eve (or nochevieja, “the old night”) is celebrated by eating twelve grapes as the clock strikes midnight. (It’s probably more fun with a clock that chimes on the hour — eating twelve grapes before the chimes stop is a pretty daring feat!) However you celebrated the new year, here’s wishing you a 2008 filled with lots of daring adventures!
(For more on Spanish daring girl customs, check out page 15: “Spanish Terms of Endearment, Idioms, and Other Items of Note” — or, better yet, pick up a copy of the Spanish edition, “El Libro Aventurado para las Chicas“!)