Puerto
Rican-Themed Dinner at The Spanish Language Community
One
of the highlights of the Fall 2003 season at the Mary Lyndon
Hall Spanish Language Community was a Puerto Rican-themed
dinner on the evening of Sunday, November 9, 2003. Mrs. Mimy
Rivera cooked typical foods for the students. Another guest
was Benjamin Milano, the Spanish preceptor in the Department
of Romance Languages. No Puerto Rican gathering could be complete
without some traditional music, so George Melendez and Monica
Ruiz, the resident coordinators of the community, provided
rhythm with "pleneras" (hand drums), as well as
the lyrics to the songs. Together, the students, faculty,
and guests sang and danced to some of the most famous Afro-Puerto
Rican music, "Bomba"and "Plena.” In the
picture above, Monica Ruiz and Benjamin Milano provide the
rhythm section for one song.
One
of the highlights of the Fall 2003 season at the Mary Lyndon
Hall Spanish Language Community was a Puerto Rican-themed
dinner on the evening of Sunday, November 9, 2003. Mrs. Mimy
Rivera cooked typical foods for the students. Another guest
was Benjamin Milano, the Spanish preceptor in the Department
of Romance Languages. No Puerto Rican gathering could be complete
without some traditional music, so George Melendez and Monica
Ruiz, the resident coordinators of the community, provided
rhythm with "pleneras" (hand drums), as well as
the lyrics to the songs. Together, the students, faculty,
and guests sang and danced to some of the most famous Afro-Puerto
Rican music, "Bomba"and "Plena.” In the
picture above, Monica Ruiz and Benjamin Milano provide the
rhythm section for one song. 