Blogs from Guanajuato, Mexico, North America - page 18

I've had both an a really cool, and a so not cool week this week. Don't get me wrong it was 99.9% awesome, Guanajuato is just fantastic! But there were a couple of bumps along the way this week. Ok, so to keep everyone updated, katherine and I have managed within like three days to find a nice house, close to uni, with great internet access and we'll be living with 2 spaniards and 1 mexican so spanish will definitely be the language of the house so that should be good. The "casa grande" as I've now dubbed it has 6 bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, roof for suntanning, wireless internet, a dog (its the owners and will probably vacate soon with him), a backyard, and a garage. In short everything we possibly needed. And get ... read more

Something very sad has happened...after over a week of taking a ton of pictures of my dad and I's adventures, my memory card in my digital camera broke! NOOOO! So, well, I don't have a lot of pictures. Dad arrived on August 1st, which is always funny to Ronnie and I as we said no visitors in July and the first opportunity my pops gets, he is here. It is a great joy to have someone from home visiting. Both Ronnie and I were so excited to spend time with him. He has been staying at Casa Luna and we have been lucky enough to attend several breakfasts there. We have been so busy everyday showing him the ropes, our town, many markets and el centro. Dad keeps saying it is not what he expected, but ... read more

July 30, 2008 . . . I managed to procure a ticket to San Miguel Allende I made it! I bought a ticket - using Spanish. I slept most of the way here, but did manage to take in a little bit of the countryside, lakes and cacti and all. When I arrived at the bus station, I was convinced I could avoid having to take another taxi, and indeed, I managed to find the place I wanted to on my own. Pasadas de las Monjas. . . a former monastery - it's beautiful- tiled shower, cross over the bed and a wonderful terrace. I walked to the main square after checking in and got lost in the excitement. Luckily, I came across this great bazaar. More bargaining! July 29, 2008 . . . I hit ... read more

We had decided it was time to get out of town for a day and when we saw there was a fundraiser trip going to Mineral de Pozos, we knew our time had come. The money raised was going to rebuild the town Jaridin and in doing so, a bus ride and a tour of 5 homes opened up to us. The day before, Friday, I had once again become very sick. It was a different kind of sick than the one before and sadly, I had to miss class and stay in bed all day. I hoped and prayed that I would feel well enough to attend the bus trip...and my prayers were answered. The bus ride was only about 45 minutes and we were by far the youngest couple there (except for one other ... read more

This morning, we knew we were in for a treat. Our good friend Dianne, the owner of the Casa Luna B&B invited us to join her for breakfast at her inn. Breakfast is always served at 9:00am so we had be sure we were up early enough to catch a cab down to El Centro. When we got to the door and rang the bell, a peep-door opened up and a lady asked us in Spanish how she could help us. Glad for my increasing Spanish, I explained that we were friend's of Dianne's and there to join her for breakfast. We were happily let in. Every time I walk through that huge gate at Casa Luna into the paradise that Dianne has created, I simply lose my breath. After some hugs, we joined Dianne and ... read more