mexico does a blues fest and a circus

this past weekend was a GREAT one. i went, along with 4 of the Mexican students i work with and one of the other gringos to the town called Pozos that the fundacion works in for a blues festival. it was soooo much fun. the Mexican students that are living/working there in pozos are some of my favorite people too, so it was great to see them. plus, it was a blues festival. sitting there, at the festival, really filled me with a strong sense of peace and nostalgia. anyone reading this knows how much i love music, especially live. and outdoor festivals? beautiful. plus, the scenery there was incredible. the pictures show that pretty well.
here's a couple of the venue:





it did start raining after a while, which was freezing, and caused us to huddle under the 3 tents they had for about a half hour, but after it passed, we put on jackets and went back out and listened to music and danced for about 4 hours. it was really great. and the music was good as well. i mean, being from Chicago, i was somewhat skeptical. but it really was good. i mentioned to ian, the other gringo, that i kind of wished they wouldn’t sing in English at all, because that did detract a bit. my favorite? “i’m gonna bang all the pretty womens.” ha. plus, it was free and a liter of beer was about $2.50. you can't find that in chicago.
here some "pretty womens" all bundled up from the rain--




and two of my FAVORITE mexicans, dany and mario:



and then, last night, those of us in irapuato decided to go to the circus! it was pretty fun. the barley circus—the biggest in the country. they did have lots of animals, but it kind of depressed me a bit. some were clearly not happy. but, it was fun to look around at the kids faces that were watching. we weren’t supposed to take pictures, so i only have a few, but they give the general idea.
here are a couple of the circus:





this weekend is Guadalajara with my friend Daniela. i’m realllllly excited.
here's a picture of us!