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February 15, 2007
Carnaval, Valentines Day
Celia Cruz - Vida Es Un Carnaval
Todo aquel que piensa que la vida es desigual tiene que saber que no es así Que la vida es una hemosura Hay que vivirla. Todo aquel que piensa que esta solo y que esta mal tiene que saber que no es así que en la vida no hay nadie solo siempre hay alguien Hay por que llorar que la vida es un carnaval y es mas bello vivir cantando hooo ooo que la vida es un carnaval y la penas se van cantando o o o o o Todo aquelque piensa que la vida siempre es cruel tiene que saber que no es así que tan solo hay momentos malos y todo pasa Todo aquel que piense que esto nunca va a cambiar tiene que saber que no es asi que al mal tiempo buena cara y todo cambia. Hay por que llorar....rep. Hay, no hay que llorar....rep. Hay, por que llorar....rep. Coro: Carnaval Eh puede reir coro: No hay que llorar Para gozar Coro: Carnaval Para disfrutar Coro: Hay que vivir cantando Coro: Carnaval La vida es un carnaval Coro: No hay que llorar (bis) Todos podemos cantar Coro: Carnaval
Every day gets better and better and I´m learning more. This week, we celebrated Valentine´s Day at the Facultad. Whereas in the United States we might strictly consider Valentines Day to be about love, in Mexico, it´s a day to celebrate friendship. And everyone celebrates the day.
In the Facultad, they had catered food for lunch, and I stayed after class to join in the festivities. It is amazing to think that I have made Mexican friends, that call me, or invite me out, etc. And what´s equally incredible is that I have the capacity to communicate with them on a more advanced level than one might expect.
It definitely was a nice day and at night, I spent some time with the Rutgers crew...
This weekend begins Carnaval in Merida, one of the biggest carnavals in the entire world. The streets are all set up for the event: ballon floats, arches, stadium seating lining Paseo Montejo, Coca-Cola Vedors, etc. Every night, starting tomorrow, there will be a Parade at 7pm down the Paseo Montejo until ¨the spirit of the Carnaval¨ dies and the symbolic funeral takes place in the Centro. It´s sounds like its going to be a lot of fun, and I´ve already made plans...
Also tomorrow, my family is arriving... I´m sure they will have a good time and learn a lot while they´re here... At least I hope they will... And the weather will certainly be a relief from (what I hear is) a terribly cold winter up North.
Just a little while ago, I passed out some forms for my Independent Study... I will be conducting some interviews next week around town to learn more personal opinions about cultural-national identity here in Mexico. I will be doing the interviews next week and I hope it will help me learn more about Yucatan.
Thats about it for now... Im just really happy to be down here and Im having a really great time... It´s hard to believe that Ive already passed 1 1/2 months living in another country....
Pictures to come in the next entry....
Posted by jlsumich at February 15, 2007 01:20 PM