The first week of August is a National Holiday. My first year here, everything closed down. Then as the years have gone by, grocery stores, and now the malls stay open. My deaf friends came over and we had a B-B-Q. The men cooked on the grill and the women prepared their portion of the meal in the kitchen. It was so good! Afterwards, we walked to the Feria (like the Va. Beach Pavilion), where there was a week long festival going on. They had amusement rides, plenty of food and vendors. We just walked and talked. It was a really nice time.