Viejitos

I love old people. I like to listen to their windy, long winded stories. I like to eat their down home cooking. I even like their musky smell. Old people have wisdom. And if they're hip like my grandma, they have good wine, too.

I think we take old people for granted in the US. I was so happy that the last event of #feria2014 was a celebration of seniors. We had a band made up of musicians aged 70+, dancing, a futbol shootout, piñatas and of course, pupusas.

I spent the majority of the event helping with the pupusas. If I am proud of anything after PC, it'll be that I helped perfect the assembly line of refrigerio. 

Carrera de Cinta

On Saturday I went to the carrera de cinta. The event basically consists of grabbing a small metal ring that's tied to a rope. On horseback. You get a small prize from a cute little madrina for every ring you bring back. It went well, with the exception of a few wild horses that almost kicked me in the face. Everyone was so surprised at how fast the gringa can run...

The cohete (for those of you who complained about the video quality from the alborada). 

The madrinas. They have gifts of $1-2 to give for the rings brought back.

Every ring has a number on it that corresponds to a madrina. 

Sometimes the madrinas get to ride the horses!

Tarde Alegre

#feria2014

Yesterday I stopped by the tarde alegre on my side of town. There was a great turn out. The kids had a pinata and ice cream, then there was a band that played for the adults. Of course, the bolos were the first to dance. They asked me to dance with them, but I said they'd need to bathe first because they smell bad. Everyone loved that. I left just before dark for a skype date with my parents, but my host sister went to check on the party. Apparently the whole desvio was full of dancing! I hope everyone had fun.