DAVID'S HERE!
'Nuff said.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Friday Fun
Today was a day that was full - but not with teaching.
We went off to UTP after checking out of the hotel, passing a gorgeous colonial church and other interesting sights.
We arrived and settled in. The audit team went off to do their work and I did some work.
Then, Nicolas and Euclides came by to take me out to try to find a diabolito or devil mask that the Azuero peninsula is famous for. These masks are used during the feast of Corpus Christi that takes place in June.
We looked high and low and didn't find them until Nicolas asked and was directed to the home of one of the makers of the masks.
What a treat!
He didn't have any at that moment, but he did have one that he was about to paint. I paid him for it. Turns out he was working on making dolls for the birthday party for the nephew of one of my friends at UTP. Small world! He will paint it so it's ready by the weekend, and Victor will pick it up before coming back from Los Santos (his hometown)
The rest of the day was uneventful. Back at the UTP Regional Center, I worked on my blog since I was way behind, and helped Elba edit a table for her dissertation.
We left to return home about 5 but stopped en route to dine, which took far longer than expected. I finally got home about 10:30 exhausted and ready to sleep, but I did preparation for David and didn't actually get to sleep until 2 am.
Here are some photos of the devil masks and their creators (And if anyone can help me figure out how to manage these photos on Blogger, I'd love to hear! They act as though they are haunted...)
We went off to UTP after checking out of the hotel, passing a gorgeous colonial church and other interesting sights.
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| Maritza sporting her "Susan Special" |
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| Girls on the move |
Then, Nicolas and Euclides came by to take me out to try to find a diabolito or devil mask that the Azuero peninsula is famous for. These masks are used during the feast of Corpus Christi that takes place in June.
We looked high and low and didn't find them until Nicolas asked and was directed to the home of one of the makers of the masks.
What a treat!
He didn't have any at that moment, but he did have one that he was about to paint. I paid him for it. Turns out he was working on making dolls for the birthday party for the nephew of one of my friends at UTP. Small world! He will paint it so it's ready by the weekend, and Victor will pick it up before coming back from Los Santos (his hometown)
The rest of the day was uneventful. Back at the UTP Regional Center, I worked on my blog since I was way behind, and helped Elba edit a table for her dissertation.
We left to return home about 5 but stopped en route to dine, which took far longer than expected. I finally got home about 10:30 exhausted and ready to sleep, but I did preparation for David and didn't actually get to sleep until 2 am.
Here are some photos of the devil masks and their creators (And if anyone can help me figure out how to manage these photos on Blogger, I'd love to hear! They act as though they are haunted...)
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| My mask |
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