¡hola¡ i've been meaning to do this for a while, and i probably won't remember (or write) eeeeverything i've learned in mexico. but, here's a start, k? 1. taxi drivers, or, drivers in general, have the right of way. there are no stop signs, or if they are, they aren't observed. the only reason cars slow down are because of a speed bump, called a "tope" which is strikingly similar to the spanish word for awkward, which is "torpe" (especially when our mexican papá says it) which i think is very appropriate, since speed bumps are, generally, awkward. 2. there is no way to understand our mexican dad. we try really hard, but its next to impossible. he's nice though. sometimes we just have to smile and nod. 3. there is a mysterious lady that comes
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