July 9th 2008

 

9:00 – Classes commence.  We spend the entire time reviewing how to sing Ikusi Mendzialiak in preparation for our visit with the President tomorrow. 

 

10:00 – Step–cross–turn bullshit. 

 

11:00 – Drums with Jesus.  Nick has regained his ability to keep a beat.  Lael secretly admits to having a Professor crush on Jesus (for the uneducated that would involve being academically in love with someone). 

 

12:00 – Txistu with Eneko.  We learn a ridiculously complicated version of Agur Jaunak involving F sharps and E flats.  Lisa ALMOST misses playing the old Agur Jaunak.

 

13:15 – Lisa and Nick lighten their pocket books by buying drums.  Nick vows to make a tie-dyed shoulder strap after Lisa refuses to trade her green one for his red one. 

 

13:45 – Gang shows up late for lunch.  Lunch Lady Doris is not pleased.  Gets her revenge by serving less than tepid food. 

 

16:00 – Scintillatingly awesome presentation by Juan Mari Beltran, a folkloric musician/instrument collector who plays, give or take, 25 or 30 instruments because he showed us how to play all of them.  He’s pretty much the biggest badass every and we’re all in love with him.

 

18:00 – Javier decides that Lisa’s hair is the color of carrots. 

 

20:30 – Dinner.

23:00 – Bars.  It was a special night.   

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