Wednesday 4th November
This weekend was a nice long 4 day weekend, as monday was day of the dead, and yesterday was Cuenca Independance. On sunday I went to a cow show where Paco was showing his cows. He did very well and in nearly all the rounds his cows came first second and third, but I´m not really sure why as they all looked the same to me anyway!
On monday I went to a concert of Mariachis which is the Mexican singers in sombreros. It was in the old plaza de toros and was a really nice night. There was a singer who I think is the Ecuadorian equivalent of Katherine Jenkins, wearing a ball gown and singing in Spanish. There were some fireworks which would go off randomly through the concert and explode over the round open roof which was really pretty, even though did make everyone jump when there was a big bang all the time!
For the day of the dead there was a big thing in the cemetary, and lots of people go there on the 2nd of novemeber to celebrate.
In the school we have started actually teaching English, although not that much, but it is still better than just doing nothing like before! On friday there was a fiesta for the kids with a clown and lots of party food, which was so funny as had all the kids up and dancing.
Its been really hot this week, on most days reaching 25 to 30 degrees c but everyone here still wears jumpers and jeans and scarves, its crazy!
P.S. Happy Birthday Mum x