Due to the distance of finals and a three-day (in my case, four) day weekend, I had the chance to go exploring with my friends around the city. Saturday, we went to a market called Ciudadela. The market sold arts, crafts and clothing, and just about everything there was made by hand. Below are pictures of some of the different things I saw.
Outside of the marketplace there were different events going on. All around the plaza, there were different groups dancing to different music. You could go from one group dancing salsa to another group a few feet away dancing to big band. Although I didn't join any of the groups, it was still a lot of fun watching everyone. One of the things I've noticed is how dancing is treated very differently here than in America. Back in America, guys just don't dance (and I've been told, in Europe as well) because of it's implications. Here, however, it seems as though it's considered odd if a guy doesn't know how to dance. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but in my salsa classes there are always more guys than girls learning how to dance. Therefore, I spend about 25-30 percent of the class dancing by myself. Just an observation, so now below are some more pictures of the plaza where we were.
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