El Reinado

Tonight is a big night in Banica - El Reinado! As part of the Fiestas Patronales (which I will be explaining in a later blog post) the town has a beauty pageant. Do not worry  -  I am not entering hahaha I would not make it down a runway without tripping!  A couple of the girls in my youth groups are participating so the Peace Corps volunteer (Keeton) and I are going to watch.  The girls have to have a talent and tonight is the talent night...this should be interesting! We are helping one girl with her make up right now and her talent is bracelet making. This should be fun! She is pretty much our best friend here and she is 16...the life in Banica! It starts at 8pm but I know that this is a Dominican event so it will really end up starting at 9pm. We are getting "dolled up" to go...which really just means that Keeton and I are going to do more with our hair than put it up into pony tails and maybe put some mascara on. Big times in Banica!