Goat Races and a Challenge

I have been reading over the blogs I posted and I have realized they are mostly about what I have been doing on the weekends. I realize that I haven't really given you any day to day specifics or what is going on inside the school, so I am giving myself a challenge to blog every day for one week. I am going to start on Sunday October 2nd and continue through till Sunday October 9th. I am hoping then I can give you more of a glimpse into my everyday life here and not just the weekend experiences.

All of that to say I figured I have to tell you all about my experiences of going to the goat races last Saturday. That is right GOAT RACES. It was quite the experience. Ali Price, Winston Ly, and I decided to take a Bajaj to the goat races. It is always an adventure when you decide to go somewhere and you are not really sure where it is, so we hopped in a Bajaj thinking he knew where he was going. Well he didn't so he dropped us off to another Bajaj driver, who also did not know where he was going. After driving for a bit he stopped at a taxi stand and ended up paying them to tell him where to go. We eventually arrived safe and sound, but just a little hot and sweaty. The goat races are a fun raising event so there were lots of little tents with food and other things to do. It was very much like a fair type atmosphere. We got there when they were doing a little parade to judge customs and hats. There were people dressed in all types of customs and hats. The goat races themselves were great entertainment. They would parade the goats into the track by carrying them and then place them behind the starting block. Then on the go signal they would let them go and all the guys would run after them. It was a very fun Saturday afternoon activity. I will let the pictures tell you the rest of the story.