So I had a busy day

This is a best Outfit and Mexican Hat competition.
This is me being a music stand while Andy and Cesar sang a song.



Like I said earlier in yesterdays post Mexico is celebrating it's independence. We had as great time down here. The whole church came together and did what every church does when bring people together. They eat, eat, and eat. Most of the food I had already tried in my last 5 weeks of being here but I tried some new sweet breads that were kinda fun. The stand out winner was "Pan Gringo" I have no idea why it's called that but it's a big round loaf cut into slices and has pink swirls throughout it. It was good.

That was at the church then the college age and high school aged kids took me out to the "Grito". Gritar is to shout or to yell. So I did a lot of yelling last night and alot of hanging out at a real mexican street party. I also learned a lot about how to do an "authentic" Spanish holler or yell or call. (Whatever) I think you get the point. I think everyone found it very entertaining that a white guy could holler just about as good as most of the real Mexicans.

Sorry the picture is so dark but I wanted to at least get a picture so I could explain it better. Those guys are climbing a pole in the middle of one of the town squares. The white stuff you can't really see is the all slippery and the guys have to remove all the slippery material before they can make it to the top and claim their prizes. The slippery stuff is actually animal fat. As I talked with the locals they explained to me that it was Goat fat. Apparently they don't waste a thing down here. Even the fat has a use. So it was disgusting. The guys would start climbing and get into the new stuff they hadn't reached yet and fling the goat fat into the crowd watching below. I didn't get involved, sorry, I know you all would have enjoyed that story but no one told me so I couldn't dress properly to climb a goat fat pole.