Blogs from Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, North America - page 6

I've been keeping a food diary since Ive been here. My host mother is very healthy- no sugar, salt, little carbs, etc. Its really nice- we've had meat once (well, besides fish). *Breakfasts: Veggie Omelets, Watermelon, Pineapple, Melon, Apples, Bananas, and cereal *Comida: Chile Rellenos (YUM), Soya, Tuna Salad and crackers, grilled fish, grilled chicken, chopped and cooked zucchini, broccoli, cactus, frijoles, tostadas, lentil soup with bananas, sopa tarasca, rice, shrimp *Drinks: Coffee from Vera Cruz, fresh sqeezed orange juice and apple juice, pepsi, jamaica, cappucino. *Treats: Ice cream, Paleta (sort of like a creamsicle), Gaspacho (ew!). It turns out, there IS Mexican rugby!!! I went to the FMRU website- the closest team to me are the Guadalajara Rhinos, but there are a ton in Mexico, DF too. I'm emailing the other team to find out ... read more

Today is the end of my second week in Morelia! I have: Visited Tzintzuntzan, Patzcuaro, and Santa Clara. Patcuaro was hands-down my favorite, although the ruins at Tzin were so interesting too. Here is my daily/weekly routine: I wake up at 6:30, get dressed, and eat breakfast with my host mom: usually an omelet (huevos de jardin), fruit (sandilla, melon, o pina), and coffee (from Vera Cruz)! Then I catch the camion at 7:40 ish with some girls from my neighborhood (Nueva Chapultapec). The camion ride is a little long, I'm out of the habit of riding buses. We get to school and warm up in the sun til class starts at 8:30 (Spanish 399). I have a twenty minute break, and then its on to either Migration or Mexican Culture until 1pm. I am loving ... read more

So this last weekend was pretty eventful!!! Friday night I went downtown to el centro with some girls from my group to take a historical tour of Morelia which was very interesting..We had this hilarious short and skinny Mexican guide who sounded like a commercial..but none the less it was very informative and interesting. There was one building that was a school and the man who founded it loved it so much and was so passionate about it that when he died he donated his heart to the school and it is still there on display...kinda gross..but interesting too! Saturday we got up really early and traveled to the neighboring cities (pueblos) if Tzintutzan, Patzcuaro, and Santa Clara. In Tzintutzan we got to explore some awesome ruins of an ancient Mexican culture, the Tarascans, and what ... read more

Whelp, I´m here in Mexico. I arrived in Guadalajara at 6:30 in the morning on Saturday and had about 12 hours to wait before my shuttle to Morelia arrived, so I took a taxi to the city where my driver took me to a hotel barato (cheap), so I could stash my stuff and sleep a little. I think that I ended up being ripped off because of my ignorance, but I´m sure I´ll learn the ways of the country soon. I walked around Guadalajara a bit, but it was a huge city, very dirty with lots of people, and I wasn´t too interested in much that it had to offer. So I went back to the hotel, slept, and then ate some food before returning to the airport. Three other girls and I flew ... read more

We spent the day walking around the city and visiting many Colonial buildings! We didn't carry the big guide book with us, so we spent some time circling around, looking for restauarants and museums we wanted to visit. It didn't help that one exhibit was in a building that had a different name than the one on the poster! Last night we went to what we thought was a concert, but instead was a lecture on a requiem...the music was on tape and the lecture, while in a beautiful chapel, was in rapid Spanish, so we left early. We had an early dinner tonight in a restauarant recommended by Sandra, Citlalli's mom....the meal was great..and setting was beautiful. We had thought to take a tour today, but realized that since the traffic is so bad, we ... read more