Practicar en el malecon

Practicing on the malecon. A large group of students practiced their marching, drumming, and bugling today on the malecon.

As I was taking a few pictures, a few students started waving and jumping to get my attention.

This young man was particularly ready to pose:

Soon the carefully formed groups were in disarray so I could take pictures:

I'm sure their teachers were not happy with me. The part I like best came later. On the street, these students now wave and say "hi" and try out their English. The girl third from the right smiled and said "What's up?"