I forgot to take note of an incredible experience I had our last morning in Ciudad Oaxaca. I went to an outdoor Zumba class with Adictos de Zumba Oaxaca, which I HIGHLY recommend anyone traveling to this beautiful city join before they go, so they can join in on some of the funnest, most energetic outdoor free dancing I’ve ever been party to. This one was a benefit for Breast Cancer Research, and most of the dancers (who were almost all ladies) wore pink. Sadly, I packed not a thread of pink clothing for this trip, so I was in blah black. They introduced three instructors at the start, and I figured each would do, like, a third of their normal class. After about an hour of one, who was SO high energy and fabulous, the next one took over, and proceeded to lead what felt like another normal-length Zumba class. I had to go after an hour and a half; I’d dragged along with me a giant bag including books and the rug we’d bought at Teotitlán del Valle to send home, and proceeded to have, after the class, the polar opposite of a fun Zumba experience which included trekking back and forth between the post office and various convenience stores to try to get one of them to sell me a potato chip box. Fun times. Anyway, the class seemed to be continuing on for infinite minutes and steps and energy I have no idea how these women had, but I was sorry to leave. This is the only photo I got before it started, of the setup at the El Llano park.
November 8
