every year in October, the city of Guanajuato hosts a huge music/dance/art festival called cervantino. and last night was the opening night. artists come from all over the world to perform or demonstrate their artistic abilities, and the event program mentioned artists from Senegal, Korea, united states, a bunch of european countries, and a ton of latin american countries. every year the event has a country that is the guest of honor, and this year it just happened to be china (which is so cool, you know, seeing how i lived there for over 3.5 months). so the opening ceremony started last night around 8, but in order to get a seat i arrived around 5pm with a couple of my mexican friends. and it just so happened that some clouds blew in about 6. and then it rained for a half hour. and the stopped. and rained again. it was nuts. but once the ceremony got underway the rain stopped so that was good.
The opening ceremony lasted for about 2 hours and it was awesome. and kinda weird. I was watching and listening to traditional chinese dance, music, and acrobats in mexico, while I was speaking spanish to my friends. and due to this combination of two cultures i have come to enjoy, i had an amazing time.
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I want your life--Dad
sounds like a surreal kind of experience - obviously one that is best appreciated by someone who is well traveled! so did you end up seeing any cool art? i'm kinda into that sort of stuff, ya know. looking forward to news of lima and all points in between - praying for your travels and your new family and culture shock. adios for now - xo mom
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