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It's July 3rd today, so I went down to the Mall this afternoon to see the Folk Life Festival. The themes this year are Colummbia, Soul Music, and the Peace Corps.. I saw the first two, but it was just too hot out for the Peace Corps. Besides, both Columbia and Soul Music had music performances, which made them quite enjoyable. The only music I associate with the Peace Corps is that they maybe all hold hands and sing "Kumbuya" sometimes.
You know, that last comment was not nice of me and was totally uncalled for.
The Columbia exhibit was enhanced by knowing a pequino bit of Espanol. It was fun to try to translate what the speakers were saying before the translator did.
I saw one really bizarre presentation in the Columbia section. Two woman, wearing authentic native costume, had a doll in a box. It represented a dead baby. They sang a song with the lyrics, "Oh little baby, now you are dead, You were once pretty but now you are dead." Seems bizarre for a festival celebrating the culture, but maybe Columbia has a high infant mortalit rate?
I am determined to survive whatver debris life throws my way with my sense of humor intact. I'm a 52 year old woman with disabling MS and, after trying to fight it out by myself, have recently moved into a nursing home. This is the story of my effort to get through life while living here. My one talent and redeeming trait is that I enjoy writing nonsense verse, which I will share with you. all entries © Deborah Taylor, 2010 All rights reserved
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