Dia Numero 4 Martes!

!El mejor dia aqui hasta ahora!
Today is a holiday...Dia de los Reyes. The culture here is amazing. Dia de los Reyes is almost like Christmas morning for American children. Kids here get presents from the Reyes (the 3 kings). Dani got a new bike and Vero got a play kitchen. They were super excited. This morning for breakfast we had fruit and scrambled eggs. Tried a new fruit called altuna...its sort of like melon with huge seeds...pretty good. Classes were fun again today! I really enjoy them as well as the laid back atmosphere of the school. After classes we of course had ¨la comida" which again was delicious. !Que sabrosa! We had soup with chicken and potatoes and rice. !Buen Provecho! Also, again there were tortillas with amazing white cheese and my most favorite condiment....salsa! I think I am going to steal some and bring it home! Maybe I can ask Eva for the recipe. After comida I went for a rest. The Tobon family was kind enough to invite Katie and I to their Dia de los Reyes celebration. Here "Rosca de Reyes" is the traditional bread eaten on this day. It is a large circle with candied fruit and honey. Inside of the rosca is a "muñequita" or little doll....baby Jesus. It is bad luck to get the piece with the muñequita because whoever does has to buy tamales for another holiday on February 2nd. Mostly it is a fun way to tease eachother about who has to buy tamales. "La Rosca fue muy bien." After dinner, students from my school were gathering to go to a parade. The maestros didn´t tell us that we would be part of the parade. They gave us small bags of candy to throw to the crowd. There were huge puppets with people inside dancing, a band, and women in traditional dress with baskets of flowers on their heads. IT WAS AMAZING! I have some great pictures but can´t download them in the internet cafe. I feel so lucky to be able to be a part of another culture if only for 1 month. Although we gather for the holidays...i have seen nothing like this in the states. It truly is another culture! Katie suggested we take a trip this weekend to do some sight-seeing...can´t wait! I´ve heard riding the buses here can be quite an experience! Adios...besos....Hasta pronto!