http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Jen-goes-latino/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Jen goes latino en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:26:45 +0000 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:26:45 +0000 Hey everyone yes I'm still alive and loving almost every minuteSo what's been going on A brief description.Friday 17thUp at 530 in the morning to go swimming with whale sharks An incredible experience to swim along side some of the biggest fish in the ocean...completely harmless though so not to worry Hopefully I got some good pictures while I was snapping away with my underwater came http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/blog-422139.html Ok everyone I know it's not a blog entry really but just thought I'd put up a quick map to let you all see the journey so farxxx http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/Merida/blog-418912.html Hey everyone I hope you all apreciate the 2 hours I just spent writing this whole blog for you all only for it all to disappear when I pressed save. Off to cry in my hotel nowxxx http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Chiapas/San-Cristobal-de-las-Casas/blog-417265.html Coming back to the centre of Mexico City after almost five months living in Guadalajara and I can barely even remember what I thought of it the first time round. U guess jet lag and culturelanguage shock didnt exactly help but I'm pretty sure I didnt think much of it It's quite nice therefore to be able to see it again still with fresh eyes but this time less blurred y sleepiness and language http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Distrito-Federal/Mexico-City/Centro-Historico/blog-414813.html The day begins at 0642 when the alarm first goes off. It's quickly turned back off again and one of us drags ourself out of bed searches for the keys goes out unlocks the gate to the girls' dorm so that Antonia the one high school student at the Hogar can leave for school which starts at 7am knocks on the two dorm doors and shouts 'Buenos Dias' into each one then blunders back into bed re http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-401825.html After two weeks of being bored not doing anything due to the lack of kids in the Hogar we decided to get on and do something interesting We had already been planning to go to Guanajuato for a while as EVERYONE had told us that it is a beautiful city with a lot to do and a great atmosphere. SO...Wednesday morning we packed up our stuff and off we wentWednesdayFour hours on the bus from Guada http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Guanajuato/Guanajuato/blog-401573.html Yes we are still alive and wellThe number of Lattitude volunteers here in Mexico is now down from 8 to 4 since some went home last week. Lattitude are still keeping in touch with us really well to make sure we're healthy and give us the latest advice. So far they are still not advising us to go home but of course if we decide it would be better for us then they will support us on that. The oth http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-397501.html Hello AgainThought I'd put some photos up to show you the lighter side of the swine flu The kids were excited to have face masks even though they're barely wearing them buuuuuut never mind Its not so important unless you're out in the street and since they never wash their hands and are permanantly very close together anyway I dont think they'll really make any difference http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-394761.html Hey everyoneJust thought I'd give you a little update on how this whole swine flu thing is going for the country of originI hope noones worrying about it too much the situation isnt quite as bad as the UK news seems to be making out. All of the schools in Jalisco state have been closed which means that the children have nothing to do all afternoon. They are all suspended until May 6th so th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-394449.html Hello AllSo finally I'm starting to write my blog for Easter holidays...could end up being a long one...then again I may get bored and do it really quickly...either way I hope you bear with me and enjoy reading about us doing something a bit different from normal Hogar life so here goesDay 1 Guadalaraja to Barra de NavidadLast minute morning packing...deciding what clothes to take as few a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/blog-392826.html Hey guysJust a quick hello to let you all know I'm still alive. Been on holiday for the last nearly 2 weeks. Back to the Hogar on Sunday and then once we're settled back into our routine I'll write a proper blog and let you all know what we've been getting up toHOpe all goes great where you areLove to all xxx http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Puerto-Vallarta/blog-391623.html Hello there everyone Sorry it's been so long since I last wrote not feeling quite so angry about everything anymoreSO after several weeks of saying to each other that we need to go away for a weekend and stay away overnight we finally decided that it we would go and stay in Chapala a small town about an hour south of Guadalajara on the shore of a massive lakeWe had planned to leave the H http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-384178.html Yes the title of today's blog is ANGRY because that's exactly how I'm feeling right now for several reasonsFirstly I'm angry because I just looked in the news and saw that 4 tourists have been blown up in Yemen. I'm angry that I missed the reunion at college this weekend and with Asbjorn for keeping guard over the house all weekendI'm angry with the people who keep appearing at the Hogar brin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-382039.html Today is my one month anniversary of my arrival in Mexico and I just wanted to say.....duh duh duuuuuh It rained today for the first time since i got here A whole five minutes of rain spitting down from the sky and then the sun was out again He he he maybe the rainy season has begunAnother thing I forgot to mention yesterday Alix and I have discovered that we are in fast food land Wit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-379548.html Hello everyone As Tom just pointed out to me it's been over a week since my last blog entry and apparently that's shocking so here we go with another oneFirstly I want to thank everyone for their responses to my last entry It's really nice to hear other peoples points of view and it definitely helps to keep Alix and me sane if we know we're not the only people in the world who think that so http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-379196.html SaturdaySo we couldnt stand to stay in the Hogar for a WHOLE Saturday without doing anything useful or interesting as we didnt have to do anything with the 11 kids who were here over the weekend so Alix and I decided to get ourselves a bus into town and do some more exploringWe hadnt even made it 10 metres down the road before we got our first surprise...yes there was a van with a big tiger in i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-376246.html AAAARG I hate when you write loads of stuff then press a button and lose it all Im not impressed with myself SO here we go again I dont want to have to write it aaaaaall outAnyways...the main news from here is that last night I hit a boy with a stick Yes it hasnt even been a week yet and already it's happened Im not impressed with myself and I felt horrible after doing itThe kids are http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-374677.html Well hello there everyone Sorry it took me a week to write anything but I've been nice and busy travelling around and getting settled in at the Children's home here in GuadalajaraSo Alix and I arrived in Guadalajara on Monday evening after a 7 hour bus journey reeeeeally nice bus though D Will looooads of leg room tvs lunch included etc etc We were met by Lucy our local representative http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Jalisco/Guadalajara/blog-373663.html