Blogs from Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
May 16th 2012
So yesterday was interesting. Got up and had finally slept for 5 straight hours. Felt much more human! Had breakfast here in my half outside kitchen and then did homework. Tried to figure out the buses for George from Mexico City, even walked to the bus station but it didn't all make sense. Finally today my friend Ginette gave me the right information. Anyway, back to yesterday, Natalie and I went out in search of food for lunch. Went down this new street, no real yummy looking places, but saw two bones, half chewed, with fur stil on it. So gross!!! Must be from the stray dogs. Urgh.... poor dogs. Well, poor animal whatever it was. Lunch was good. Had salad finally cos they clean it in disinfectant. It felt so good to have vitamins! I ... read more
May 14th 2012
So we went to the club on Saturday, It was through a parking lot and then the armed guard brought us upstairs. to the top of the parking lot. It's an actual club. It had carpet and people were allowed to smoke and throw their butts on the the ground. So strange! But the music was good, and we were a group of about 25 so it was fun and safe. I ended up staying the longest with a girl and the "brother" of one of our friends. "brother" because he is the son her her mexican mom. It was great. I got home at 5am, and could hear the disco until 7am. It was a bit crazy. That is partly why I stayed as long as i could. The next day, Nat and I took ... read more
May 12th 2012
So I am loading some pictures of my school and of some views. It hasn't rained in a couple of days and it's super hot today. My shoes have smelt better. Must be from wearing them all the time. We all had drinks last night and are going to a club tonight, which as far as I can understand is in the parking lot under my house. The girls are all getting dolled up. It's pretty cute, but really not my thing. They tried to bring me shopping, but we didn't really accomplish it. Went to the silver market today and it was pretty cool. Saw some nice jewelry, but none for me. It was so packed and warm and full or weird smells! They sell these small yellow fruits, and they smell so bad it ... read more
May 9th 2012
No pictures today. Will have to wait until the weekend. I've been spending most of my time at school, I have class from 9-12 and then 4:30-7pm Monday to Thursdays and then Fridays I have class from 9-12 and then go to a school at the other end of the city to have English conversation with 5th and 6th graders. I am not starting this week because it's a big celebration for Mother's Day. it lasts over a couple of days. My Spanish teacher is really nice, and i have 2 classes with her, my other course is Historia de la America Latina, and it's all in Spanish. It's a bit difficult, but I'll get throught it. I haven't cooked at home, i'm still a little freaked out by the bugs and birds and whatever ate ... read more
May 6th 2012
First day is just about over. It started off with a rip in my jeans as I was getting into the car. Too bad I had packed everything except for an extra pair of jeans! The flight was super long but really good. I tried to take pictures of the mountains close to Mexico City, but not sure if it turned out ok. Met up with the group in the airport, and people are all friendly. My first meal in Mexico? Sushi! Because it was the easiest to just grab and I couldn’t be bothered to order in Spanish. The ride to Taxco took 3 hours. There was tons of traffic in the city, and once out of the city we just kept on curving and turning and going up. I’m surprised my room is not ... read more
February 19th 2012
Buenas Tardes from Taxco! Today I'll keep this short as this internet place...while fast has no power to speak of! I spent last night wandering the city and most of the afternoon in a bar overlooking the church!I could live here! Such a gorgeous town. The Zocalo is chock full of looking to be seen younger folks strolling casually along. Reminds me of cruising in the states minus a car! Although this town is so incredibly hilly it kills my legs! The pictures are of the church from the bar and the night shots are of downtown Taxco from the highway across from it. After my 4 hour wander last night my hotel locks its front gate at 11pm so right b4 I had 3 tacos al pastor (pork) and a 1 litre coke for 34 ... read more
February 18th 2012
My last night in DF was uneventful. Said cheery goodbyes to hostel staff and boarded a bus for Taxco at 10 am Friday. Checked into a small family run place and my view is stunning. However this hill town rolls up the sidewalks at 11pm! You have no idea how nice it is to sprawl out after a shower on your own bed alone! I cherished the serenity by indulging in a few tacos from the place across the street. Sounds odd but until you share a room with 2-5 other stinky travellers with varying snoring habits you wont realize the little niceties! So I was up early this morning after a great nights sleep and am off to ride a funnicular of sort to the very top of the mountain here. As I am short ... read more
June 18th 2011
Today we went to the Silver mining town of Taxco. It was beautiful. The houses are on the mountain and it reminds you of homes in Spain, or Italy or Greece. Absolutely stunning. But with life on the mountain comes the need to walk up that mountain and we did a lot of that today! You can get a lot of silver items for cheap in this town so it was worth all the walking. After walking up one particularly steep hill we just made a decision that the first restaurant we saw we would eat at and we did. Even the restaurant had a terrific view. We ended up in the centro where the big catedral is located and some guy, who claimed he worked for the government, wanted to give us a tour. It ... read more
January 30th 2010
Hoy fui la clase final de la escuela de Espanol. Despues de las clases vamos en un viaje de Taxco. En Taxco vemos una catedral hermosa y una puebla blanca. Compramos mucha plata y bebimos Mascal cuando estamos comprandos muchas cosas. A la manana Vamos a Ir a la Ciudad de Mexoco, de el Bazar Sabado y Xochomilco por un excursion. Manana es la dia final de la escuela y tambien es el cumpleanos de Debra! ... read more
