Blogs from Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America - page 8

Arriving slap bang in the middle of Mexico's biggest International Music and Arts Festival, the Cervantino had it's good and bad points. The good being the abundance of street theatre, free musical concerts and abundance of food stalls, the bad being the huge amount of people crammed into the small streets and the massive hike in hostel prices. The city of Guanajuato is wedged into a steep ravine, a jumble of colourful houses almost perched on top of each other. The strict planning laws have kept an authentic colonial feel about the place. Traffic lights, and neon signs have been banned and there are a series of unique subterranean streets. A passage was once carved out to divert the river under the city. They have since piped the river off even lower and the tunnels are ... read more

Hola! Time is still flying by - I can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks since my last entry - and I have done a lot since then! Two weekends ago was my long weekend, as I had Monday and Tuesday off from school for Independence Day. That Saturday I went to a nearby city called San Miguel de Allende. It's smaller than Guanajuato so there wasn't a whole lot to do. We walked around, ate some amazing Mexican food called gorditas - which are really thick tortillas stuffed with meat of some sort. (Most of the time I'm not quite sure exactly what I'm eating...) We also ate some amazing ice cream. Here in Mexico I have eaten some of the best ice cream I have ever had in my entire life. And that was ... read more

Hey Everyone! Thought I should show you some pictures of my house...so here's a tour... :)... read more

Gaunajuato is the capital of Guanajuato state. An old and important city in Mexico's history. Diego Rivera was born here; his house is now a small museum. A battle here against the Spanish in 1810 was the first major victory for Hidalgo and the independence movement. When he was captured the following year his head was put on a spit to illustrate the consequences for rebellion. I completely fell in love with this town. Walking throught the streets I had the feeling that this was home, that this is where I am supposed to be. We shall see...... read more

Hola! Well I have now been in Guanajuato for 3 weeks - which is just crazy! Time already feels like it is going by very quickly! Last Monday I started my classes. I like them all, and the professors are all really awesome. I have Literature of Latin America, Conversation, and Grammar. I start at 8 and am done by 12 so I really like the schedule. Not too much homework yet, so I really like that as well. We also started salsa dancing classes last week! It is sooooo much fun, even though I'm really not good at all. We have classes, which are free, twice a week. Lots and lots of fun. One time I had a Mexican partner who helps out with the class, and it was pretty awesome having a partner who ... read more