la dama de la primavera

September 23 was the first day of spring in Peru (weird for you North Americans experiencing Autumn, huh?). In Ana’s fifth grade classroom, this is a big deal and they have a big party. All of the schools also have a big tradition of having, what I can only compare to something like prom/homecoming court. The class votes on the “mejora amiga” and “damas de la mejora amiga.” Ana’s class voted her “the first lady” of the class for the first day of spring party. This was a very big ordeal in our house for the past couple of days. Diosabel rented Ana a really fancy dress and shoes and curled her hair. Check out the pictures, they’re really cute!