The fun begins at school where there is there is traditionally a huge party and parade with the kids. At my preschool we studied firemen all month and of course concluded the month by dressing as firemen...picture about 80 little firemen and me trying to keep them out of the street as we walked to the main square to participate in the parade of the school kids (or if you can't, just look at the pictures) In addition to the little firemen, our 2 year olds dressed up like fruits (bananas, oranges, and pears). The fun ended in a big climax as REAL firemen came to our school and showed us their truck, hose and even gave some of the teachers (including me) a ride on their ladder! So I got to experience the glory of Cantabria 20 meters (10 stories) above the ground!
Of course, after the kids have had their fun, us adults have to enjoy the holiday as well...so stealing an idea from my friend Shantel, I dressed up like bull fighter! Elisa dressed up like a Mexican while our friends used our hats to dress something like farmers and mafia members. We had a great night out first in Laredo and then to big party in Santoña, a small town nearby that has a big carnaval tradition. There we met up with a fellow American, Will the Chef, who navigated us through 2 outdoor stages with dj's and music and the streets which were packed full of crazy creatures. A lot of people dressed up in masse with all their friends, like 20 sumo wrestlers, herds of cows (which of course I distracted with my pink bull fighting cape), and my favorite, the chicken and the egg. Which one did I see first though?
Things will settle down again on Wednesday when Carnaval ends and I go back to work, but until then, I'm enjoying some time off and my days as a bull fighter. ¡Olé!
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That day, I had the following conversation with the wife.
Me: "Did you see all the firemen?"
Her: "No, where?"
Me: "Man, I didn't know Colindres had that many firefighters! There must have been dozens of them!"
Her: "But I didn't even see any smoke! What happened!?!"
Me: "Really, there were TONS of them!"
Her: "WHERE!? WHAT BURNED DOWN!!?"
Me: "Nothing. It was just Scott with about 50 little kids dressed as bomberos."
Her: "Oh yeah, I forgot that he mentioned that."
I later heard quite a few people talking about how adorable the little fruits were.
Nice mustache, btw.
FANTASTISK!
Hahahaha..great pics..miss Carnival with u guys..
Those children are adorable.
Today I start teaching little ones too. I'm going to tell them a story about the magic monkey and crazy crocodile. Then we may color. I'm so happy to use my BA to its fullest!
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