Dia de Revolution

Pitch dark at 7:00 pm.  The light on the large boat that sailed in earlier sways in the night.  There are no sillouettes,
only darkness.  There are no stars and little movement, just the light swaying with the tide.

My first few times alone in Yelapa, I would be wake up in the night, and see the sailboat lights, or the fire flies, and wonder how or who could be floating out in the sea, or in my
kitchen.

Tuesday, Nov. 20 was Dia de Revolution...1910 .... !!
School kids parade down the beach, dressed in traditional costume, young boys dressed up like Poncho Villa.  Older
kids put on a gymnastics show. 
Later in the afternoon there was a Dance Performance at the school. So well done.  SO much work going into the costumes and the organization. 

Always so much going on. The locals always up to something ... I gotta get out more !!

Many US people celebrating Thanksgiving. Myself and 6 other Canadians joined the group.  A happy tradition to go to April's Passion Flower Garden.  If you have never been there before, well the whole thing would "blow you away"...
Dana sings ... and people dance ... a great night.
Home by 10:00

I am trying, again, to get some kids to come by for English Tutoring.  My volunteer work here.  I had 2 great students
last year, but they moved back to Morelios.  Very very tricky to work out a schedule, and kids are shy, and reluctant, and stare at me with a blank face, even when I think I am speaking my best Spanish.  I've been at it at a while, so I'm begining to get in their rhythm.

For instance, after the afternoon meal at 2 or 3 and a siesta,
if you're lucky, they are back at it again, so 5 or 6 in the after
noon works well for them.  It didn't work so well for me, but
if I want to be involved, I'm going to have to adjust, and I already have.  I will have tutoring lessons, in my home,
Fridays from 5 - 6.  But.

I can't start this Friday because Mimi and I are going to PV to buy paint and supplies to get her Establishment up and running again.  An old concept, called " Flying by the seat of your sarong " 

There won't be Mimi's LIVE Friday Nights anymore, at least for a while. We'll start with a library, clothes exchange, pastry and light lunch. Homemade Pickles anyone, Coleslaw ??  Candy Apples ??

I am happiest when I stay busy, active, involved. 
That's not a hard thing to acomplish in Yelapa.
Listen , more than you talk, and be very, very flexible.

You'll have friends all over town, in no time .