fuuu fuuu-----
yes! Yes! yes!!!
Si! si!
2008 nen ya---
Akemashite omedetou gozaimsu.
Happy New Year!
Feliz Año!!
I feel sooo great that I am living in 2008.
Finnally! I came to a different country yesterday! PERU!
I am in Piura, the north coast of Peru.
Hace mucho calor. hot hot here.
I was in Ecuador for 3 months. I cant believe that it's been 3 months...
Over the new year's day, I was in Machala, the south of Ecuador, with an Ecuadorian Family.
It was such a great new year's eve and day.
Seriouslly until that day, i had thought that Japan was the best place to spend on New Year's day.
I am sure that most of Japanese people would agree with the idea.
You really can experience the 'new year feeling' in Japan.
I even like the tradition of massive cleaning before the new year.
Bbbbbut, a new year's day in Ecuador is aaaaawesome AS WELL.
Before the new year's day, people make paper masher figures called Año Viejo (old year) that are often regular peeople, politicians, or cartoon characters.
This is what we made.
an old man
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cool, right?
On the new year's eve, people burn them around 11:50pm.
Every housefold has one or more and burn them on the street.
I have never seen a such scene.
Everyone is on the street, even three years old kids.
Everyone is burning the Año Viejo in front of their house.
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The strets are on fire, really, and fireworks were popping everywhere, eeeeverywhere
The fireworks in Ecuador is soooooooo loud for some reason.
Then 12 soconds before the midnight, we ate 12 pieces? berries? of grapes on each second.
At 12:00, everyone say "Feliz Año" to everyone.
Everyone hugs one another.
People visit their neightbours to greet.
I hugged a lot of people who I don't know.
I love it.
Everyone celebrates for everyone.
Then we went to una fiesta at 2:00am because parties don{t start until that time.
We went to a street fiesta and danced until 7 in the morning.
The family in front of the house I stayed at were still dancing at 10:00am.
Some are like in 60s or 70s.
Latin people must be 1000 times energetic than Japanese people.
Its an appealing new year's day, isn't it?
I never knew that you only can see 1 file if you don't have a facebook account.
I posted some pictures, go to this site below.
You are going to love Ecuador!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33169&l=47239&id=694525732
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33831&l=c8264&id=694525732
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http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33839&l=7677f&id=694525732
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35925&l=4132e&id=694525732
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35939&l=c4a86&id=694525732
soredwa, 2008 nen, iitosi ni narimasu youni.
Viva 2008!!
