Island bus tour - día de fiesta

Schools and shops were closed yesterday for a "día de fiesta.¨ I learned from our friends at the posada where we're staying that Colombia has lots of those. When I asked if it was to commemorate something they said, "We'll have to look at the calendar to see." Cute. Some of our students misunderstood and thought it was a ¨día de siesta.¨ Cute again.

We used the day away from school to take an island tour, with commentary by our old friend, Patricia Bowie. We worked with her last time, and then one of the students from that trip, Diane Mancini, came back on her own and stayed with Patricia while doing some research here. It was great spending time with Patricia again. She's knows everything about the island. One of the stops on our guided tour was at the Casa de Cultura, which included lessons on traditional dance here. The students, as always, were good sports, and eagerly volunteered to learn some.

Today, we're scheduled for TV interviews in the morning, and then back to school in the afternoon.