This weekend I experienced Middlebury Festival Extreme...
For those of you who don't know. The Middlebury Festival is a festival in my home town where there is food vendors, games, prizes, and an infamous parade. It happens once every year, over the summer, and it's just always a good time.
This weekend I experienced the ultimate festival. This one is called Hipica (sp?). It takes place every sunday in different towns throughout Carazo, Nicaragua. On Sunday, it took place in Masatepe. It was pretty insane.
First, they have people walking the streets selling beer, food, candy, balloons. Everything. And there is A LOT of beer. Let me tell you. By the end of the night everyone is pretty drunk. Don't worry friends and family, I did not partake...
There is also a parade. But this parade is quite different than any parade I have experienced in the U.S. this parade was very sporadic and seemed unorganized. Sometimes there would be 20 things to look at and for ten minutes nothing at all then a bit later there would come 2 more and then three minutes later another group of 6 things. Ha.
And this parade didn't have floats. Rather it was a horse parade. Yippee! And even better...they were dancing horses. You may wonder how they got these horses to dance. Well take horse + a liter of beer = dancing! Plus, the riders of these horses were definitely under the influence as well. Wow!
(just a little interjection...there was just this huge cockroach crawling on my foot!!! Ahhh. I just wanted to share that with you all! Yikes. Now I feel like there are bugs crawling all over me! Anyway...)
So we watch the parade. And at the end of the parade there is a float. It's decorated as a horse and there is a stage. And what do you know, it has a beer theme. The famous beer here is Tona, so that's who sponsored the float. On the stage there are 6 or 7 dancing 'Tona Girls' (well, My dad just killed the cockroach...hahaha.) So these girls are dressed kind of...okay just not really dressed at all and they are dancing theirs hearts out.
To say the least, the experience was interesting. I had a lot of fun though because I went with my older sister and her boyfriend and we met up with some of her friends from school so it was fun to interact with people my own age other than the other SST students.
So although I am a little sad I can't hang out at the Middlebury Festival this summer and watch the awesome parade, I feel like I have found a replacement...at least for this summer. And maybe the Middlebury Festival committee should consider adding some drunk, dancing horses...I dunno? Just an idea : )
Buenos Noches!
Allison
P.S. I am still freaked out about these cockroaches. I might not be able to sleep tonight...
3 comments:
Don't be too sad .. you'll be home in time for the great Middlebury Festival! Maybe even get to be in the parade, who knows??? I will pass on the suggestions to the Festival Chairs (know them personally). :) By the way the festival is August 9th - put it on your calendar!
Ali ~ I know we have the horses here.....maybe the bar downtown could sponsor the parade?
It's good to hear you're adapting well! You do know there are cockroaches in Florida too? Cindy B., Ashley & her friend, Zoe, are here right now and I saw a dead cockroach in the stairwell last night! Yuck! There is only 1 good cockroach and that a dead cockroach!
Missing you!
hey alli its abbi drunk horses hu idont want my horse drunk i miss u very much love you
p.s. make sure u show that pitchere of ginger to your little sis
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