http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Gema/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Gema en-us Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:20:59 UTC Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:20:59 UTC DAY 2 SATURDAYWe didn't have to get up too early the next day we left at 9 AM for the pyramids of Teotihuacan. It was a long trip but when we got there I was amazed there were HUGE pyramids The two large ones are the Sun and Moon pyramids but in between them are mini temples pyramids and living quarters. It was for nobility and priests only and some of the living quarters are intact th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Distrito-Federal/Mexico-City/blog-282269.html DAY ONE FRIDAYWe left at 530 AM from Morelia and arrived at 10AM good time since we took a small van 14 seats for 12 people I slept nearly the whole way there. We got to the hotel and had an hour to rest and change I used it to nap Then it was time to start the day.We started at Templo Mayor. Mexico City is built on top of Tenochtitlan the capital city of the ancient Aztecs and before http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Distrito-Federal/Mexico-City/blog-280929.html This has been maybe the best day of my life. My favorite day in Mexico anywayWoke up at 630 and Emma made me my usual breakfast of two eggs and a sliced tomato mmmm. No fruit bc she hadn't gone to the superama yet.We met at school and got on the huge bus. I slept the whole way which was nice because I had been out until 2AM the night before. Then we arrived in Uruapan at the National P http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Uruapan/blog-277635.html I have good news and bad Well the bad isn't really bad its just sad stuff we were talking about in class.Good I bought a guitar in Paracho and am learning My friend Ben is teaching me and he is a great teacher. The main problem is that I don't have a tuner and really can't tune without one not yet anyway So when I practice at home it sounds horrible.Other good news is about the orphana http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-276390.html For the first few weeks when I walked around at night I would hear this creepy PSST sound. It happened on a beat so I didn't think it was a person so I told myself it was a sprinkler... except people don't really use sprinklers here and if the do its during the daytime Other people heard it too but to some it sounded like a SHHHH. Turns out its a bird There's also a bird with a catc http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-275148.html DAY TWO SUNDAYSunday was way more chill. We got up and had a free brunch pancakes eggs syrup MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE coffee fresh fruit beans and tortillas. Then it was time to go to a Don Quixote museum at first I thought What Why are we going to a Don Quixote museum Wasn't he Spanish Random But it was AMAZING. Some of the coolest art I'd ever seen. So many styles hundreds of pa http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Guanajuato/Guanajuato/blog-271012.html Where to start My brain is so full of everything that happened that its hard to even begin. I did a lot of stuff and it was packed full so I'm going to separate it into two entries mmkayDAY ONE SATURDAYGot up way too early packed and was of course late to meet the girls. We booked it to Suburbia got on the bus and slept for 2 hours. We got to Guanajuato and checked into our hotel so ni http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Guanajuato/Guanajuato/blog-271007.html Yesterday was one of the busiest days here Woke up at my usual 640 time and ate an amazing breakfast grilled Ouaxacan cheese with beans tortillas tomato canteloupe and guava EW. Had my two classes Spanish and Mexican Culture and we watched a very sad documentary called Letters From The Other Side. It is a project that a woman started interviewing families who have been separated b http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-269797.html What a busy weekend Friday we went to a fiesta at Antonio's house and I met lots of people including one guy who is a trained psychologist but can't get work here so he's a hairdresser. I also met someone named Cristian Morales which is the same name as my cousin in Mexico City At the gym we met a boy from Tennessee and a girl from Buffalo NY. So many coincidences.The next day we had a fiel http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-268774.html Cute little storyWe were at a salsa club very fancy and the band was taking a break so I invited them over to sit at our table. We started talking about all the dancers on the floor and I pointed out one man he was very tall and skinny and super old maybe seventy years old but acted way younger. He was dancing with all the women young and old and was great at it he moved his legs in wa http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-267429.html I've been keeping a food diary since Ive been here. My host mother is very healthy no sugar salt little carbs etc. Its really nice we've had meat once well besides fish.Breakfasts Veggie Omelets Watermelon Pineapple Melon Apples Bananas and cerealComida Chile Rellenos YUM Soya Tuna Salad and crackers grilled fish grilled chicken chopped and cooked zucchini broccoli cactu http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-266889.html Today is the end of my second week in Morelia I haveVisited Tzintzuntzan Patzcuaro and Santa Clara. Patcuaro was handsdown my favorite although the ruins at Tzin were so interesting too.Here is my dailyweekly routineI wake up at 630 get dressed and eat breakfast with my host mom usually an omelet huevos de jardin fruit sandilla melon o pina and coffee from Vera Cruz Then I c http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Michoac-n/Morelia/blog-266155.html