Folklorama drawing to an end…
Alas, all good things (on earth) must come to an end! Tonight Fr. James took me to the last pavillion I am probably going to be seeing this year. We wanted to go to the Brazilian one, as it was supposed to be really good. Apparently, many other people had the same thought. The lineup was at least 10 times larger than the largest one I had experienced in the other pavilions I went to. So, our second choice was the nearby Carribean pavilion.
Fr. Louis, oblate and guest at Résidence de Mazenod (where I’m staying) joined us and we all had Roti or chicken wings, as well as some rum-punch. The show was nice, especially the steel drums (which don’t sound much like drums at all!) but it lacked a lot of character as well as the professionalism displayed at many of the other pavilions. Still, it was just wonderful to get out and experience a bit of a different culture! Check out what Steel Drums sound like:
Now, apart from tonight’s adventure at the Carribean pavillion, today wasn’t really all that exciting. Of course, prayer life continues even on holiday, so I was grateful that Fr. Louis took me to the chapel of the oblate sisters in Saint Boniface, the French part of town. We had Mass in French and some quiet time for reflection and adoration afterwards. The rest of the morning and most of the afternoon I spent doing some shopping and picking up a few things here and there and basically enjoyed the wonderful weather.
So, not much news to tell you… I’d love to hear what all of you have been up to this summer, so drop me a line 
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