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Week 3: ¡Que Viva Ovieu, que Ovieu Viva!

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¡Hola Hola! We have officially passed the halfway point of our summer! We have three weeks left and, just like the first three, they’re going to zoom on by. Last week we topped it off with the celebration of the Nativity of St. John and the Summer Solstice. Each year, the city of Oviedo puts on a HUGE hoguera (bonfire) and “show” in the center of the city that celebrates local Asturian mythology. The students were in groups throughout the night with their host families and so it was very much a time spent with the families for them. Abbi wasn't ready for this one! Eleanor laughing at Blake's dance moves :) The Fire spirit: una Culebre! Next week we have our community service trip to a retirement home, where we are planning on giving a little sneak peak of our Farewell Show to the residents. Here are photos of the theater group practicing their sketches.  This week, it’s been evi