Well we have officially lost internet in the house so I'm sorry if you're all feeling neglected. I'm not able to be on here long so I'll put up some pictures from the last week so you can have some visual stimulation. They include pictures from the anniversary party here at the orphange and of course my kids and of the 5th Birthday party me and another encargara threw for Chave. Sorry for the delay and the short entry- I hope you enjoy! [View Full Entry]

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Man oh man the days are long. I've actually resorted to drinking some coffee in the morning to help me get going which is sad, but seems necessary. All of the other volunteers rely heavily on a cup of joe in the mornings. Last you all heard from me I was sick and luckily it seemed to only be a 24 hour bug. Not bad at all. I finished up the descanso last weekend strong with some shopping (I finally found lactose free milk) and resting up. On Tuesday my section and the 2 sections just older than my section went [View Full Entry]

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This is just a quick update for all of you. Yesterday was Day 18 of my time here and yesterday I finally got sick. It was a sad and defeated time for me spent mostly in the bathroom throwing up. I can't quite peg what it was that caused this sickness but I do know that it was food or possibly water inside the house at Miacatlan as I hadn't eaten out in awhile. It's all good though- I appear to be almost back to normal as of this afternoon and I am hoping to stay that way. Despite my sickness [View Full Entry]

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So today we went to this waterpark in Texmico with the kids who didn't get visitors on visitors day. There were only 44 kids which means an amazing amount of people had visitors. It's in an old haceinda grounds which is of course like an old plantation in the south. Basically we played volleyball, frisbee, football, laid in the lazy river, swam, and played in the pools and slides where a bunch of slaves were held. We also had an awesome BBQ with great food. There were some pretty cool old buildings. It was a ton of fun but very exhausting [View Full Entry]

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That's "Reporting Live from the Volunteers Living Room" for those non-spanish speakers. The move went really well. We all got here and were told to work it out amongst ourselves as to which room (more like fort) that we wanted. I got a pretty nice sized one with a desk in it which was really quite a score. We basically are in a large room seperated from eachother by lockers and sheets. Don't worry I've taken lots of pictures of everything including my section (not all of them yet, but I'm working on it). Make sure you look at page 2 [View Full Entry]

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So last night the other new volunteers and myself (with the expception of yesterdays new arrival Michelle who was jet lagged) headed off to the very popular Thursday night spot Mambo Cafe. The line to get in was ridiculous. I mean seriously. We did get in and managed to get a table and some free drink coupons so we were happy about that- we know how to work it. I was able to do my first tequila shot of this Mexican excursion. Yeah tequila and I are getting along again. Granted we had school this morning, but we figure last night [View Full Entry]

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Well where do I start? I have over a week worth of the experiences and stories to tell so settle in for a little bit of reading- don't worry I won't share EVERYTHING today and just hit the highlights and basics. I arrived in Mexico City on July 1st after a long day of traveling. Seriously. I caught the shuttle to the airport in Philly at 5am and arrived at 4:00pm. I then hopped in a van along with my fellow Arizona volunteer Tommy and we headed towards Cuernavava which was about an hour away. Cuernavaca is where I have been [View Full Entry]

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