ChristinJ

Everytime the issue of Osama Bin Laden comes up, I wonder why the heck he hasn't been found; however, that question inevitably leads me to think about where I could hide if some government agency was after ME. Well, for everyone that has ever felt spooked when they see themselves on the Wal-Mart camera or heard that the farthest you can get from a road in the entirety of the Great Smokies National Park is 3.7 miles... I've got a good place for ya. Way out in the middle of nowhere in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Now, we all can't go out there at the same time, but I think you could probably run across the border, and hide out in somebody's pig barn until the CIA finally gives up. San Jose, Nuevo Leon has approximately ... read more

Yep, many times, open-air restaurants serve customers a complimentary bean-based soup... and it seems like every time we eat it, all of it gets eaten except for this one piece of meat that looks like it has taste buds. So, the conversation inevitably turns to a lively debate of whether it IS or IS NOT "tongue." On two different occassions, the argument has required a judge (the waiter) who is asked with excited pointing gestures to the interrogater's open mouth if it is indeed "lengua." Both times the waiter has laughed amd assured us that it was not. The problem is, that no one has ever understood the explanation of what it really was. Yesterday, I went to my second Monterrey Rayados soccer game. The Rayados are one of two professional soccer teams here in Monterrey, ... read more

I finally got some pictures off of my friend´s camera, so I´m ready to show you guys some of the cool folks I´ve met. ... read more

Things are going well so far. Once I got past sitting beside the 350 lb. man sitting beside/on me during the plane ride. We kept breathing together because his entire arm was on top of mine; I was pinned in and my neck hurt from the awkward angle in which I was sitting. The worst part was that it wasn't even my seat; someone had taken mine. I was so relieved to get a seat (the last one) with Big Guy that I didn't remember to become angry with the guy that switched around so as not to be stuck in my position. All the people here have been super warm and helpful so far. I don't have a host family because they had me signed up as coming next year... go figure. Anyway, I'm staying ... read more