Thursday, August 7, 2008

Los Luchas Libres

Buenos dias!
I guess I'll begin with last Tuesday which turned out to be pretty hectic. After classes a group of us went to have a cooking lesson with one of the seƱoras, their family actually runs a bakery out of their home. We made fresh pineapple juice, bomb guacamole, and chalupas. My favorite part had to be the guacamole, the chalupas were pretty good, simple, but a little to fried in grease for my taste. That same evening our group had tickets to a lucha libre, Mexican wrestling match, headlined by the famous Dr. Wagner. We watched several fights before the main event. It was quite a production. Dr. Wagner and his partner entered in blue and white practically demanding the crowds' attention. Their two opponents were clothed in black and red spandex, which is always....attractive. They were clearly the villains of this match. It was pretty ridiculous to watch and the crowd got equally ridiculous. And just when you thought Dr. Wagner was getting his butt kicked he made a spectacular come back and claimed the last two rounds (they do actually have three rounds and a ref, all official like). It was a pretty fun evening and, its safe to say it was an important part of our, "cultural experience."
Tomorrow morning I have to get up super early to catch a bus to D.F. for an intermission in my Mexico experience. Next destination: Monticello, Arkansas.
Until I return,
Cara 

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