Joker on the Beach...Today we got up a little later than normal (8 A.M.) and went out for the day to the beach. Breakfast consisted of scrambled eggs, fresh fruit juice (tomate del árbol), and bread. I really enjoyed getting the chance to relax but today re-affirmed to me that I am not a beach person. I believe that in life there are beach people -- ones who are more prone to belong at the beach or near the ocean all of the time. While I enjoy swimming or a walk along where the tide rolls onto the sand, I know that I can never be a marine-dweller. Being in the sun for too long, having to profusely apply sunscreen, getting sand stuck on my body -- all of these grievances do me in by the end.
There were some really sublime moments of today though -- eating fresh clam ceviche on the beach, going out for swims, and also witnessing some of the unruly political rallies on the beach. Above is a photo for one of these rallies. People just dancing and carrying on to support their candidate for the National Assembly. Very different than American rallies. People actually seem to have more fun than here. Here, it's dance first then vote. I'm not sure if people ever really dance at political rallies in the States. If they have actually danced, I have not seen them.
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I would never guess this photo was taken at a political rally! Maybe things would be better if our political rallies were like that. Clowns and festivities! (In a way, I guess we have the clowns... ).
Also, I'm not a beach person either. It's the trees and mountains for me.
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