Carnival Fever!

Hey farmers!

I'm back again with another vacation post. First of all, I'd like to let you guys know my vacation is coming to a close. I return home next week thursday. 

Alright, enough of that. So far this week has been wild! In the Caribbean it is Carnival season, and it is really hard not to get swept up in the fun of it! On Monday I ventured down town for Juvay. Juvay is the kickoff parade for Carnival. Juvay starts on Sunday night, and people literally dance in the streets until monday afternoon. We woke up at 5Am and went downtown which is extremely early for me. 5AM here is 3AM back home for me! So initially I was pretty sluggish, but once I got down town there was no sleeping there. Huge trucks with Djs blaring music cruised down the roads, and people were dancing, drinking and throwing paint on eachother! Groups of people would run around tossing paint at others, and dousing themselves in rainbow arrays of colors. The music was so loud you could feel your rib cage rattling with every breath, and the ground beneath your feet thrumming with energy. The happy mood of the crowd was infectious and I danced until I couldn't dance anymore. 

Yesterday, was the Carnival Costume Parade. We have something similar to this where I live called Cariwest, but this was so much more. This was a judged event, so each costume group was very strict and proffessional... except for the fact that they all had drinks. Each group was sponsored by a different alcohol company, so they had an unlimited supply of alcohol with them. The parade floats and dancers were so pretty and full of vibrant flowers at the start, but by the end they were a lot drunk. It was pretty funny to watch them near the end, stumbling around! xp 

Today is a beach day. Everybody just goes down to the beach, rain or shine, and swims. Pretty boring day, but it was really nice swimming in the rain. Well, flailing since I can't really swim. Whatever. ;p

That's it for me! Hope you enjoyed this short update. I would really love it if you guys read my story. I'm starting to slowly write a story on this amazing site/app Wattpad. Any reads or comments/votes are greatly appreciated. Even a quick glance is amazing! Please read: http://www.wattpad.com/story/18821163-fate-luck-and-destiny 

Until then,

Bluezebra!