As written for GoGirl -
http://www.travelgogirl.com/2013/02/21/barranquilla-carnaval-2nd-time-around/
Carnaval is finally over, so now we'll just have to talk about it all the way until next year! (Because really, what else is there in life??)
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Why have school when you can have Carnaval?!
Carnaval officially starts tomorrow...the second and last of my Carnavals here! After the craziness of last year, I wobble between fleeing from and throwing myself into the party. The place where it's entirely unavoidable, of course, is...school!
My school loves Carnaval. With less time to prepare this year, since Carnaval is so early, it wasn't quite so ridiculous...mostly because the weeks of practicing leading up to it were cut down, which meant, a few fewer weeks of insanity...which does wonders for being able to survive the real thing.
A matter of survival?? you ask. How can it be??!!!
Well, let me tell you, the day after our school Carnaval, my ears are still ringing. This year, I took some video on my lil camera. It's not great quality, but here it is, in an attempt to bring you some of the ridiculous, amazing, spectacular, "bulla" of Carnaval at my school.
I've had some other amazing Carnaval experiences, more on those later. For now, enjoy!
My school loves Carnaval. With less time to prepare this year, since Carnaval is so early, it wasn't quite so ridiculous...mostly because the weeks of practicing leading up to it were cut down, which meant, a few fewer weeks of insanity...which does wonders for being able to survive the real thing.
A matter of survival?? you ask. How can it be??!!!
Well, let me tell you, the day after our school Carnaval, my ears are still ringing. This year, I took some video on my lil camera. It's not great quality, but here it is, in an attempt to bring you some of the ridiculous, amazing, spectacular, "bulla" of Carnaval at my school.
I've had some other amazing Carnaval experiences, more on those later. For now, enjoy!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Food and foodblogging fun.
I started a food blog last year. I really meant to be good about posting. I had a lot of fun when I did it semi-regularly..for a tad over a month. Then life/a host family quite zealous about feeding me/etc got in the way...and I wasn't cooking very much.
But...that's no way for a girl who likes to cook (read: is food-obsessed) to stay sane!
So, tonight I cooked. I ate what I cooked. I turned down the additional dinner my host family very sweetly tried to press on me after watching me cook and eat (thirds of) my dinner. (Their way of thinking was--pure vegetables?? that can't be a real dinner! You should eat these fried bananas and lentils and rice, too!)
Tongue still tingling with the tangy ginger-garlic-passionfruit-cayenne-spiced stirfry sauce, I posted what I made. The blog has a new name and address, too. Maybe I'll get to post a little more regularly...that's the goal at least!
Anyway, if you're interested in passion fruit stir fry fun, look no further :)
http://cookingdownthehouse.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/passionfruit-spicy-veggie-stirfry-the-right-decision/
But...that's no way for a girl who likes to cook (read: is food-obsessed) to stay sane!
So, tonight I cooked. I ate what I cooked. I turned down the additional dinner my host family very sweetly tried to press on me after watching me cook and eat (thirds of) my dinner. (Their way of thinking was--pure vegetables?? that can't be a real dinner! You should eat these fried bananas and lentils and rice, too!)
Tongue still tingling with the tangy ginger-garlic-passionfruit-cayenne-spiced stirfry sauce, I posted what I made. The blog has a new name and address, too. Maybe I'll get to post a little more regularly...that's the goal at least!
Anyway, if you're interested in passion fruit stir fry fun, look no further :)
http://cookingdownthehouse.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/passionfruit-spicy-veggie-stirfry-the-right-decision/
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