Sarah, Jack, & I went to see Willy Chirino on Saturday night and it was incredible. He is from Cuba and sings Salsa music. I now have a new love and appreciation for Cuban Salsa. The concert was great; after a while a bunch of people went down to dance in front of the stage as well as in the stands. The best part of the concert though was that it was free! Can't beat that....
I would definitely suggest checking out his music on iTunes....from what I've previewed it doesn't sound as good as seeing him live, but it will still get your body movin'.
Our new "cuban fever" carried on through Sunday so we went to see Paquito D'Rivera y la Zinco Big Band, who are also from Cuba. This was another good concert but a little bit more mellow than the night before because it was mostly jazz-y music. Of course we want to hit every free concert possible because there are some things you have to pay for, so it was definitely worth our time. Plus, because it was the first weekend of Cervantino, there wasn't so many people. I guess the majority of Mexico arrives next weekend and the last weekend....from the way everyone who lives here makes it sound, it seems that going out on the weekends is going to be a nightmare because there will be so many people.
Other than Cervantino arriving, everything else has been great. Sorry that I haven't updated in like a month, but classes have gotten a little busier, leaving less room for something exciting to happen on the weekends. Regardless, I still go out to the bars here with Sarah and Jack ... we usually meet up with our friends from here and stay out pretty late sometimes. Last week I had my first presentation for my literature class which is worth 50% of my grade. It was about Octavio Paz and I'm hoping the grade comes out to be a good one.
I'm also less than 2 months away from coming home! I'm sure everyone is really excited right?! haha...I'm pretty excited too, especially since it will be so close to Christmas. Although I have to say I'll be a little sad to say goodbye to Jack & Sarah since they're not coming back next semester. I can't believe how fast the semester has gone and that I'll already be halfway done with my time here...how sad!! Well, it's too early to be worrying about that...I'll be back again in January for second semester which I'm soo excited about! (Thanks mom & dad!)
Coming up in the next few weeks is Dia de los Muertos (kinda like halloween but not really), which I believe is on November 1st. Sounds like I'm going to Michoacan that day with the family to celebrate it. I guess Michoacan is THE place to be for Dia de los Muertos....so I'll probably have a new blog up after it. Also, my 21st birthday is on November 3rd which I'm really excited about. I suppose it won't be as awesome as it would be in the US because it's already legal for me to drink here and it's also on a Tuesday, but don't you worry, I'm going to celebrate regardless! Sounds like Norma wants to make me birthday dinner and said I can invite any friends that I want. After dinner we'll head downtown for a night of fun I suppose!
Also in the news: I lost my iPhone last Wednesday ... I say lost because I have no idea if I left it on a bench, if it fell out of my backpack, or if it was stolen. I was pretty upset about it when it happened, but there's nothing I can do now. Just wanted to let you guys know so you don't call/text it anymore because I obviously won't be answering. The only reluctant thing I can think of is that I put a password on it to unlock it to the home-screen, so at least if someone has it they can't really use it. So there's some advice for everyone: put a password on your iPhone/iPod Touch!
It's finally starting to get a little colder here which I am not enjoying! I still think it's warmer than it is at home, but I'm just not ready for the season to change from summer yet! I'll probably go through climate shock when I get home since it gets to be I think in the 30's - 40's here during the winter haha. Anyway, that's about all the new stuff that's been happening around here. Hope all is well with everyone and I suppose I'll be seeing you guys soon! Miss you all!
Jourie
P.S. Here is the link to my Cervantino album...keep checking back because I'll be updating the photos for the next couple weeks!
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