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Dancing under a full moon

Buenos Aires, Argentina


Sorry I haven't been updating this lately. I just have a feeling no one reads it, so what's the point, no? Well, I finally have something exciting enough to write about regardless.

Last night there was a full moon. A friend of mine had told me about some drum circle she was invited to last full moon, and I was super curious. So I looked it up online, and apparently there's a group of people that meet up right behind the planetarium and build a fire and play drums. Clearly I was determined to go, even though none of the people I usually hang out with seemed like they were interested. So I went by myself, and I was gonna meet someone else there. Well, this friend took like an hour and a half longer than me to get there, so meanwhile I got to talking to a group of colombians.

The fire got started, and people sat around the fire. We chatted, got to know each other. Apparently this group of like 5 colombians, who happen to be super nice, are just living here in Buenos Aires. So we're gonna meet up and hang out again. I'm excited about that. I really loved hanging out with them because I felt like I was at home. You know, argentines speak spanish, yes, but the culture is just so different. Relatively, I mean. But these kids were so cool, and I missed the colombian accent..
Anyway, eventually the drums got going, and things got interesting. One of the colombian girls, Monica, had these cool streamers, so she got up and started dancing. The energy was awesome, and everyone there started clapping for her.
It was this really supportive group of people that cheered on whomever was brave enough to get up and have their own fun. After her this guy with juggling balls that glowed in different colors started, well, juggling. It was awesome.

The guys that set the drum circle up had beer, too, so you could buy a whole liter of beer for A$6, which is less than US$2. At some point everyone got up and started dancing. I had so much fun. The coolest part were the random instruments that would join in, like a xylophone and a cool andean-sounding flute. (Pardon the total lack of knowledge about these instruments)



permalink written by  poweroflove on April 10, 2009 from Buenos Aires, Argentina
from the travel blog: ARGENTINA
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sounds so magical.
i love you!


permalink written by  Eva Graham on April 10, 2009


ahhh that sounds so fun! we'll go when i get there =)

ps, in my linguistics class we're talking about a linguistic phenomenon particular to colombians and caribenos, i keep thinking of you and your family!

permalink written by  vivian on April 11, 2009


Hey I read this as well. Sounds like you're having a pretty awesome time, I'm happy you're liking it =)

permalink written by  Spenser on April 13, 2009


pshaw i check this all the time!

many loves :D

permalink written by  dahveed on April 15, 2009

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