Laying low for the fair/Mumps

This week is the Jerez Horse Fair - in Spanish la Feria del Caballo de Jerez. People talk about it all year!!! It´s a week long. What I know - There are tents that serve food and drinks inside a fair ground. What I think - As the name suggests, the fair has a horse theme. Don´t know exactly what happens with the horses. Jerez has the Royal Andalusian Equestrian Art Academy....Royal Andalusian Equestrian Art Academy for short. Hehe. So there´s an old tradition of horse-training here, and since I got here there´s a new tradition of horsing around. I´ve seen pictures of the fair - there´re horse parades. People also dance traditional southern Spanish dances. Everyone dresses nicely. More to come about this later.

My roomies and I are laying low this weekend so that we have the money and energy to go day after day, late into the night, at the fair. Laying low means going to the beaches which are 20 minutes away. I don´t deserve to have this much fun. You can drink and take your clothes off at the beach here - it´s great.

There was a mumps outbreak at a elementary school here recently. The city´s making sure that all kids at all schools are vaccinated and so there was a nurse at my school Friday giving out vaccinations.

I inhabit my body but don´t know basic stuff about it like, Am I vaccinated against mumps. I didn´t ask for a shot. Mom? Dad? Have I been vaccinated?