Ben is dying for me to write a post about our trip to Guanajuato but there are so many photos that I haven’t gotten around to it. I’ll do it soon. Today I went out early to take some door photos – I’m working on a photo essay for a (door) magazine, and trying to get a cover shot of one particular door which isn’t easy. There are always cars parked in the way, mop buckets sitting in front of it, or someone camped out on the stoop. I did post a few door photos on my work blog and then worked until about 2 p.m. It’s amazing how much time I spend answering email.
Ben had not been to the daily artisans’ market yet so we spent about an hour there and bought a few things. Then Ben and Adlani went to Mega (the big supermarket), and the girls and I went to Casa Hogar Santa Julia (the orphanage). One of the girls there (Fatima – age 12) told me she’s going to miss me when we go back to the United States. We will miss them too. Becca (the volunteer from Colorado) is coming for dinner tomorrow night, and we met a mom and daughter from Connecticut outside our door who are renting #20 and invited them too. I think it would be really easy to meet people here, even though some are only here briefly.
After dinner we headed out for a stroll to el Jardin (I walked more than 15,000 steps today and there was no horse involved this time), stopped to play soccer in our street, and continued on our way. As we entered the square, we saw a mojingaga – a giant puppet and stopped for a photo op.
There was a large mariachi band nearby, and in the next second I saw them gathered around a couple, who were quickly surrounded by a crowd. Proposals are always exciting to witness:
It looked like a friend was recording the event on an iPhone, so I told Aliya to go and ask them if they wanted some photos (the lighting was a challenge but I thought I had some decent ones). She said I was an embarrassment and refused. As luck would have it we caught up with them on a side street and I used my crappy Spanish to say congrats, and explain that I had photos. The groom-to-be wrote down his email address for me and as soon as they take a break from celebrating they’ll find photos in their inbox.
We have one more week to enjoy SMA. I’m not sure if I will be able to leave. ):
2 comments
A Mariachi proposal – love it!!!
Que linda 🙂