This week is Semana Santa. Almost everything is shut down from Thursday through Sunday and pretty much everyone has either the week off of work or at least a long weekend. Vacation time! And there are a LOT of processions!! As you can see in the pictures- the men carry Jesus and the women carry Mary. I love seeing the processions, but they move very slowly. For so many steps forward they take some back (but I am not sure how many). As yesterday was the crucifixion they walked even more slowly. One of the pictures includes an alfombra (carpet) made of colored sawdust. It is symbolic of the palms that were laid for Christ to walk on and the people who carry Christ walk over them during the processions (followed by Mary). Easter here feels a lot more like Easter should feel - with a focus on Christ. The sweet I have enjoyed this week is... cotton candy!! (algodón) YUMMY!! It's all over the place.
I am about to start my last week here. Hard to believe 3 months have passed. It has been a great time. I thought my Spanish would be better, but I am not sure if I will ever truly be satisfied with it. The first part of my trip started off with a bang and has become a lot more mellow. I am feeling ready to get back to my life and my friends in the US, but at the same time I know that I will leave a piece of my heart here. It will be hard to leave. One day I would love to come back and live here for a while. I will miss so much about being here... while there is so much I look forward to about being back home. I came here feeling overwhelmed with my life back home and I will be going back refreshed!
