I really want to put more of my efforts into the Spanish Club. I am very passionate about Spanish, as already mentioned, and this club will help me share that passion with others who are interested in the Spanish language and the Latin culture. I also realize that I will soon be applying to colleges, and they want to see that I have a passion that I am fully dedicated to. This Spanish Club will help me to present to them that not only do I love Spanish, but I am enamored of all foreign languages and cultures.
Anyways, so as to initiate the club, I have been looking for local events with Hispanic connections. This has proven a bit difficult; despite the large Brazilian influence on Cape Cod, there is very little circumstance in regard to Latino culture with a focus on Spanish-speaking countries. There is a great dearth of Hispanic-ness around Hyannis. I have looking at events in Boston, but the website I found, tuboston.com, advertises events only a few days before they occur. For example:
- "Fue un 27 de febrero cuando Juan Pablo Duarte declaró la independencia de República Dominicana. Ahora, 165 años (y 364 días) después, la organización juvenil Hyde Square Task Force y los miembros de su Proyecto de Jóvenes Dominicanos, celebrará el acontecimiento con un evento donde habrá música, comida, juegos, baile y mucha diversión, además de la oportunidad de aprender sobre la cultura e historia del país caribeño. El festejo se realizará el viernes 26 de febrero de 4:00pm a 8:00pm en la English High School, en 144 McBride Street, en Jamaica Plain. Para más información, contacte a Carla al (617) 524-8303 o carla@hydesquare.org."
This event would be great for the club to attend. It focuses specifically on the independence day of the Dominican Republic, and there would be great festivities celebrating the people, culture, and language. Unfortunately, it is happening in only a few days, and it will be impossible to organize in such a short span of time. Miranda and I will probably be the only ones in the Spanish Club, besides Ms. Kirk, but it's still difficult to arrange a trip to Boston. I have, however, found this:
This links to the advertisement for the International Day at Cape Cod Community College. I went a few years back, and it was a lot of fun. Of course it is not specifically a Spanish festival, but it has exhibits from countries like Peru and it has a great banquet of international foods. I think that this will be a great first event for the Spanish Club, and seeing as it takes place on March 6th, I will have a meeting next week for anyone in the school that is interested in attending. Que Dios me otorgue buena suerte en mis planes para este evento!
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