The rainy season has come; we took people home from the church Saturday and gave garbage bags to the kids so they wouldn't be drenched.
Sunday after Branch conference we fed the elders and Pres and Sister Faundez lasagne, chicken, rice with veggies, cookies, chocolate, and pop. Elder Estrada said it was the best lunch he's had in his 20 months in the mission.
Alan got a hat to shield him from the sun and rain. Everyone thinks he looks so handsome and good in it, but they keep calling him a vaquero, (cowboy), Juan Reyes gave him a lasso!
Wednesday of chilate is a holiday where they have 4 chapels open around the plaza and bring chocolate and chilate in a jicara (dried gourd), and sweet bread that they sell.
Everyone lined up to wait for the chilate or atol.
The women bringing the chilate and bread on their heads.
They are waiting to dump their pots into a big plastic tub of chilate.
One of the 4 chapels
Our chilate and bread
Buen provecho!
Almost done, so full!
One of the dances with masks.
Some of the shops, we bought a huipil (blouse) and corte material to make me a skirt!
Huipil shirt and corte skirt material. The huipils can be much more elaborate AND expensive. This one was about $45 (on the cheaper side). They are generally hand embroidered and can take 1-6 months to make.
Gladys Ruiz helped us get our chilate and buy our material and huipil for a good price this morning. We took them to her house this evening and they have a neighbor who will sew them for a price and her sister will crochet the neck and sleeves for me. They know I like to dance so they played some music and we danced a little!
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