September 16th is Mexico's Independence Day. The Del Norte preschool kids had a school program that I got to go to. They said the pledge, sang the national hymn and the state song, and then each class had a song and dance. My favorite part was that after the show there was a "parade" around the neighborhood. The word parade is pretty loose, the kids sat in the back of pickup trucks with balloons and the adults walked around behind them. It was a great time, and the kids were excited that I took pictures of their performances. They all crowded around the camera afterwards to see what they looked like. It was a really fun day, and I was really proud of myself for going without another American to a Mexican holiday celebration. I'm getting a little braver and doing things that force me to speak only in spanish without anyone to help me out if I get stuck.
Ramiro
Jessica
Ricardo
David
Edgar
Adilene
The "parade" around the neighborhood
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