*October 16, 2009*
Our adventures this weekend started off amazing, as we were invited by an Indian student, Abhi, who is in our Spanish classes, to celebrate Diwali on Friday at the Casa de India in Valladolid. He actually works at the Casa de India, and was a part of putting on all of the programs that go on that try to blend both Indian and Spanish cultures.
Anyway, when we got to the celebration that night, Abhi, who was dressed in a traditional Indian robe, came over and put red bindis on us (in case you are wondering why we have red dots on our foreheads in the pictures).
There was music, dancing, a guy playing some sort of string instrument...
It was all amazing! There were more than just us Cal Poly kids dancing too, which was fun for a change. Abhi also taught us some Indian moves and the lyrics to some of the songs that were played.
I never expected to experience Indian culture while in Spain, and it was amazing to celebrate with everyone else. Definitely a fun night!
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