Virgin of Rocio Day and only three weeks to go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39_NVvZRRU4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGtWpir7bX0&NR=1

Hey all, I've put up two links to a pair of you tube videos. Yesterday was the day of the Virgin in Rocio, an Andalusian town on the coast. It is the day that they take the image out of the church to parade her around the street. The first video is of some crazy guy who decided to jump up onto the Virgin's platform, the other is when the people rush to the altar to take her outside of her church.

I decided I didn't want to go and fight the crowds which looked terrible today on the news. I saw people lifting their babies up dangerously to perch them on her platform for a few seconds. Can you imagine dropping your baby in a stampeding crowd? It looks so stupid and irresponsible. Anyway, I thought some of you might be really surprised to see what this tradition actually looks like, so watch the videos if you want.

Other than that there's not much going on. This week I have extra translation work here and at home, so I'm pretty busy. I might hitch a ride to Portugal again next weekend so that I don't have to sit around Badajoz all weekend. I've only got three weeks left of teaching, then I'm free! The kids' behaviour is worsening (if that's possible) now that summer vacation is approaching. I hope that they behave on my last day...I'm planning to play hangman with American cultural words and phrases, i.e.: Mount Rushmore, New York City, Denver Broncos... Got any better ideas? I was told that a pizza party would be too messy.