This week was our feria (fair) in town, and I am completelty amazed! It's like the state fair back at home without the animals, and without all the rides. Pretty much, it's a bunch of people selling stuff like: jewelry, shoes (sneakers too), bowls, cups, belts, shirts, pants, gloves, candy, food (all types). The best part....you have no idea where to begin. They are everywhere in the center of town.
I bought these hand made clay mugs for less than $2 a piece. They are beautiful! I bought a D&G belt for $1, and a pair of NIKE gloves for 50 cents. It was awesome!
I ate so much street food - anything that's actually cooked in the street. It smelt so good, and tasted great too! I had 12 bags of cotton candy in all. It was hard to resist since they were less than 25 cents a bag.
One night, me and my site mate decided to go on the ferris wheel. Now, let me see if I can describe how serious this is here. 1 - They normally do not have amusement park rides here for adults, so the ferris wheel is a big thing. 2 - The ferris wheel is not quite as large as our big ones in the States, but high enough for Guatemalans. 3 - The ferris wheel looks like a 1920's ferris wheel; complete with actual domestic light bulbs between the seats. 4 - These babies go way faster than ours in the States, and they go backwards as well. So all in all - it was soooooo much fun!
Now the main event! This year, my town decided to get a mechanical bull - you know for all the cowboys we have in town. Not surprisingly, everyone was there watching. Men were getting thrown off left and right. Eventually, an old man talked my site mate into getting up there and riding. Now first, she said no because she actually knows most of the people in town, but I explained to her that she only has 5 more months. What does she have to lose? She agreed, the crowd cheered, and it was the funniest crap I had seen in weeks. She had a good time, and I got a great video out of it. Of course you know I was next! They cheered me on screaming "Moreña" meaning "dark girl" or "brown girl". I loved it! It was my first time ever riding a mechanical bull. Funny how it ended up being here in Guatemala.
The next day, my host family said the entire town was talking about how the "gringa" and the "moreña" rode the bull. Yes, great times! I have 2 whole years to live this down here. I wonder if they will bring it again next year, and if they will chant "Moreña" again if I go.
Only time will tell!
I bought these hand made clay mugs for less than $2 a piece. They are beautiful! I bought a D&G belt for $1, and a pair of NIKE gloves for 50 cents. It was awesome!
I ate so much street food - anything that's actually cooked in the street. It smelt so good, and tasted great too! I had 12 bags of cotton candy in all. It was hard to resist since they were less than 25 cents a bag.
One night, me and my site mate decided to go on the ferris wheel. Now, let me see if I can describe how serious this is here. 1 - They normally do not have amusement park rides here for adults, so the ferris wheel is a big thing. 2 - The ferris wheel is not quite as large as our big ones in the States, but high enough for Guatemalans. 3 - The ferris wheel looks like a 1920's ferris wheel; complete with actual domestic light bulbs between the seats. 4 - These babies go way faster than ours in the States, and they go backwards as well. So all in all - it was soooooo much fun!
Now the main event! This year, my town decided to get a mechanical bull - you know for all the cowboys we have in town. Not surprisingly, everyone was there watching. Men were getting thrown off left and right. Eventually, an old man talked my site mate into getting up there and riding. Now first, she said no because she actually knows most of the people in town, but I explained to her that she only has 5 more months. What does she have to lose? She agreed, the crowd cheered, and it was the funniest crap I had seen in weeks. She had a good time, and I got a great video out of it. Of course you know I was next! They cheered me on screaming "Moreña" meaning "dark girl" or "brown girl". I loved it! It was my first time ever riding a mechanical bull. Funny how it ended up being here in Guatemala.
The next day, my host family said the entire town was talking about how the "gringa" and the "moreña" rode the bull. Yes, great times! I have 2 whole years to live this down here. I wonder if they will bring it again next year, and if they will chant "Moreña" again if I go.
Only time will tell!
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