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North America » Mexico » Coahuila August 22nd 2008

North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo August 15th 2008

Monterrey - Saltillo, Aug.09 to Aug.13, 2008 20th Wedding Anniversary.......................... Under Construction!!!... read more

North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo March 24th 2008

Another year, another missions trip, right? WRONG! Even though Christian Student Fellowship returned to Saltillo this year for our spring break missions trip, this trip was very different from the first and even better! About 45 students and 8 sponsors attended. The trip down to Mexico this year was less eventful than last as we were lucky that we did not blow two tires. We stayed in the same church in Nuevo Laredo as last year. When we arrived in Saltillo, I was happy to note that I recognized much of the town. We went to church with the parishioners of the El Salvador Iglesia de Cristo, where we were serving. I also recognized many of the people in attendance and quite a few of the children. After church some of the neighborhood women made us ... read more
Fireworks
Warp speed
Boom! Crack!

North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo April 17th 2007

Que pax! During Spring Break this year, I went with my youth group, Christian Student Fellowship, to Saltillo, Mexico, where we helped several churches out by pouring three cement roofs and a floor, digging fence post holes and helping fence off some vacant land next to a church so the establishment can petition the government in a few years to be given ownership, playing lots and lots of futbol with kids, and having a wonderful time worshipping the Lord through service. Though a long, 30-hour drive from Nebraska to Saltillo (in the state of Coàhuila, about an hour and half south of Monterrey), I deepened existing friendships and began new ones. I learned a lot about myself, including the fact that I think I have a desire to go into the missions field, perhaps teaching ... read more
On the Move
Los chicos!
Adventures in scaffolding

North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo December 6th 2006

Day 5 - San Antonio, TX Saltillo (I do not know the states in Mexico so from now on I will leave them out) Highlights: truck permit; pollution; Pemex We packed a few last minutes things into the truck and planned to meet mom and dad at the Flying J (truck stop or a travel plaza as they like to call them now a days) our last stop in our current civilization about 5km north of the border. Carlo and I needed coffee for the road (as you know we got hooked on Starbucks, we blame it on the road travel :) and I had seen one yesterday when mom and I had done some errand, ofcourse it was completely a good 10km in the opposite direction but we were desperate. We were pretty excited ... read more
Map 4
on the road 3
on the road 4

North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo September 2nd 2006

I started off last week with finally completing the first and most complicated stage to obtain my visa. Other than that, I've had more group projects in the past few weeks than I would have in a year at U of I. Everything is very group orientated and it was explained that you aren't an individual here, you are your family, you are the group you work with. Also, I have learned that they are really into titles. Even if a person has earned their bachelors you still have to call them "Licensado" (I don't know if that is how it is spelled but it sounds like that). And for example on my business card it would say: Lic. Alex Orozco. This past week, I visited the Modern Art Museum again and I went to the ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Coahuila August 23rd 2006

This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to go on an excursion to Cuatro Cienegas in Coahuila, Mexico. Cuatro Cienegas is a desert with about 200 natural oasis which are the home of countless, rare species of plants, fish, and bacteria. One pool called the blue pool is being studied by NASA because the bacteria that colors the water a gorgeous blue produces oxygen. It was a fairly short trip; we left at 7 am on Sat. and returned at 10 pm Sunday, but it felt like a true vacation. For one thing, I slept in a room with air conditioning. Plus the weather there was a lot "nicer" anyway because there wasn't quite so much humidity.... actually got to wear my hair down without it being a complete fro. On Saturday we visited a ... read more
Matt Jumpin'
The Blue Pool
James the Yoga Master

North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo November 2nd 2005

OK… day of the dead… the day we pay respect to the people that have died, and laugh the in the face of death… it’s a celebration… not of the person dying, but of their life and to show that we too are not afraid of death (which figuratively looks like a skeleton lady with a floral filled straw hat) ☺ We decided to go an hour out of town, with a population one tenth the size of Monterrey, but with celebrations like this, 10 times better… and it was… It wouldn’t be the biggest fiesta of the year, (mind you with Mexico fiestas are never ending) but worth seeing ☺ and trying all the different foods, which of course we did… come on… It’s me ☺ Small out of town afternoon, there was only going ... read more
Churros
Churros
flowers for the dead

North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Cuatro Cienegas October 25th 2005

hola hola hola! How are we all??? Good? Great?! I must say, better than having no gas to cook OR have a warm shower with ☺ hehe, bill was 'lost', so I guess we’ll sort it out this week… sometime ;) Went to Texas earlier in the week, to buy some stuff… backpack…. For well backpacking (I’m wondering exactly how I’m fit 3 months worth of stuff in there. Ipod… nano was the same price as the 20GB photo colour… so, I’m always up for a good bargain and got it for US$250. Hmmm and kickboxing gloves, for my classes, which I found out, are ending soon ☹ On Friday DJ tiesto ‘search for sunrise’ played, supposedly one of the best in the world, but very misleading…the sun doesn’t rise at 4:30 am, and that’s when ... read more
waiting for someone to pick us up
in the volvo
fun facts about new zealand




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