The Salvy Life

I had the Salviest day ever and I am so happy. A neighboring canton is having its festival patronales and so I went to partake in the celebration. The festivals are a huge deal here and people even fly down from the States to come. So I spent all yesterday morning sitting on the floor of the Catholic church, surrounded by 15 Salvy women, chatting and arranging flowers for their float in the parade. Fireworks and vendors and dancing was nonstop in the street all day. My absolute favorite part was when this huge mob of guys dressed in drag and ghoul masks swarmed into the streets and started dancing with each other and everyone around. It was absolutely bizarre and wonderful. In the afternoon was the parade and the crowning of the queen. It was an absolute mob scene. And then the power went out in the whole town and we continued to party in the dark with flashlights. Then the lights came back on and the dance started. There was some famous cumbia band rocking the joint. I didn't know I loved to dance that much! I didn't know I COULD dance to cumbia! A big group of my friends from my canton came and we all danced all night long.
I think I may have fallen in love with El Sal.