Me Gusta Sing Song

SingSong LatinAmerica from Kara DuBose on Vimeo.

Who Said ACU Doesn't Dance?

So I'm a little behind in my videos. Sorry about that. But here is one of our dance lessons. We learned Candombe, which is a major part of Carnaval. Basically it is a dance that African slaves brought to Uruguay and Brazil in the 1500s. Then today we learned Tango... which is harder than it looks. I hope you enjoy it.

Me Encanta Punta... Y Carnaval

So its been a while since I wrote anything. sorry about that. I am usually busy... or I just forget. So whats new... um Spanish class is still a pain in the butt. Its definitely challenging. Last weekend a group of us took our first trip by ourselves to Punta Del Este. It was legit. ACU should have a house there. There is a store called Rachel... the clothes in it were actually kind of lame, but thats not the point. The only down side to our weekend was the weather. It was not the best. We definitely got rained on... alot. and it was too windy and cold to really enjoy the beach for very long. But no worries, we are going back tomorrow and it will be sunny.


Last week Carnaval began. Carnaval is basically Mardi Gras minus the beads. From what I understand, its like a month long celebration up until lent. It began with the parade, with Candombe(drums) and lots of dancers. The women are scantily clad and have big feathers on their heads... its definitely an experience. Then, on Monday we got to go to the celebration of Yemanja. Yemanja is a goddess like figure in the religion of Candomble. On February 2, thousands of people go to her statue on the to offer gifts and light candles. They also wade out into the water and send out little boats filled with offerings. This ritual was something I have never seen before but I really enjoyed watching it. even though it was weird.