English literary contest, My reflection

The English literary contest was a weird an awkward experience to me, as all social and public events are to me. I can't recall if I've ever been to such a ceremony before. I don't think I have anyway. Since I arrived a little late I don't know what happened prior to my arrival, but the first thing I witnessed when I entered was one of the professors using a power point presentation to give pointers and advice to aspiring writers in the audience. She discussed writing methods and possible mentors. It was quite surprising to discover that she was a writer and mentor herself. I also found curious the amount of people that gather writings form novice writers to publish them in books. I could see some of the students writing down many of tips and information she gave. I think it was a nice touch. When they were about to begin the ceremony we we suddenly interrupted by the "Tuna" of the university of Rio Piedras, one of the two anyway. They were about twelve people dressed in rather flamboyant costumes with ribbons and buttons which seemed to display their status inside the group. They sang a a couple of in Spanish and one in English as well as a serenade for the ladies and between each song the oldest member of the group would say a joke or a one-liner. The experience was quite enjoyable overall. They showed impressive skill with the manipulation of the instruments they played with, some kind of guitar or mandolin maybe? They could also hit their tambourine with their feet which was amusing to watch. After the Tuna left the ceremony officially began they announced the winners and honorable mentions and gave the awards for the categories of: essay, poem and short story. It was intriguing to see that a women, currently in prison, was so overwhelmed by the recognition of er work, gives me insight on the artistic potential that people that are imprisoned might have and the stories they could tell. It was also a nice gesture of her fellow prisoner friends to accompany her in this moment which I assume was special and important to her. Once the awards were given we all left the theater and off we went with the hurry that most collage students have. It was an interesting experience but, it was also awkward to see some of my old English professors some of which I've had bad experiences with. Congratulations to the winners, special shout out too ENGL-3135-001 class winners and fellow A team members, and best of luck to those who wish to pursue their writing carrier.