I haven't made time to post in the last few days out of being busy preparing for my class today. On Saturday, my cousin, Theresa, and I went to "German Fest". This was a fundraiser hosted by St. Bonifus, a Catholic church, in downtown West Lafayette. Upon arrival, I quickly began to notice the many number of people dressed in their German attire, suspenders and all. There was a very loud band playing a variety of 70's rock with a hint of German flair (whatever that means). They had formed a dance area in front of the stage with hay bails, filled with young and old dancing unashamedly.
Alot of the men's outfits were beautifully woven and fun to look at. (Not that I was trying to look at the men...) But anyway, I wanted to get a picture of one of the men's suits but was having a hard time trying to be sneaky (like my younger sis.) Instead, I spotted a smaller man in his suit and asked him if I could take a picture with him. :) He got so excited, he handed over his camera to get a picture too! I picked up on the fact that he was not from America by his Hispanic accent and that he was not high on personal space.
Later on in the evening, Theresa and I decide that we are thirsty. As we are standing in the ticket line, I see to the left a guy that looks very similar someone I knew from KSU. I look closer and realize it is him, wearing his German garb and all! We chatted for a while and I found out he had moved here in January with another guy from KSU. It was so good to see some familiar faces. I had to take a picture with him too!
Not too long after I run into my friends from KSU, we bump into the small man I took a picture with. He came off as interested in my cousin by asking many personal questions (where does she live) and I we grew weary of him. He then informed us he was from Mexico and he was a priest! I didn't really know whether to believe him or not. As we are talking with him, my friend from KSU comes up and says, "Hey, have you guys met Father Gustavo yet?" :) Haha. Wow. It turned out that he is currently attending St. Bonifus and that he knows "Father" very well. It was quite amusing to learn.
(I recorded the band playing but I could only fit a little snippet).
4 comments:
Rennie, that is so hilarious about Father! hehehe... and the German fest sounds like it was a lot of fun... I'm likin' the music! I'm glad you took some pictures of the event.
P.S. I can't get over how weird it was talking to you over Skype! Technology these days... And here's the part where I sound like an old FART! hehehe
yeh you little fart....lol! :) jk. it was kinda unbelievable to see you movign and talking LIVE like that! such a blessing.
yes it was alot of fun the other nite! Theresa is a fun companion b/c she's flexible and easy going. We didn't get out there till 8pm or so and we stayed right up till they were almost shutting down. I was so embarrased about taking my picture with the "Father". lol good memories though.
So did you like that second guy? He was pretty cute!
ha! he was a friend of a friend back at kstate. I knew him through the Navigators too. Just a friend. :)
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