Blogs from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, North America - page 8

So last night the other new volunteers and myself (with the expception of yesterdays new arrival Michelle who was jet lagged) headed off to the very popular Thursday night spot Mambo Cafe. The line to get in was ridiculous. I mean seriously. We did get in and managed to get a table and some free drink coupons so we were happy about that- we know how to work it. I was able to do my first tequila shot of this Mexican excursion. Yeah tequila and I are getting along again. Granted we had school this morning, but we figure last night and tonight are the last times we will all be here in Cuernavaca together so we might as well make the best of it. At like 1am there was this techno show with this guy ... read more

Here are some pictures of the language school I go to and then our walk today through the maze that is the falluca (black market...dun-dun-dunnn) and food market.... read more

Due to the unusually large amount of rain Cuernavaca has been suffering through, many of us at the Spanish Language Institute chose to cancel our trip to Las Estacas, for outdoor swimming fun. It was so disappointing to look in my mochilla and see my towel and swim trunks laying idly by, reminding me that our trip was not to be. It stopped raining after I canceled the trip. . . . but all was not lost. We decided to visit the Robert Brady Museum (http://bradymuseum.org/index.html,) located downtown close to the zocalo (town square). ... read more

So as my time in Mexico comes to a close, I realize how much of an adjustment going home is really going to be. I'm sure it'll be just as...if not more difficult than those I had to make when I first got down here. At some point, although its incredebly unclear exactly when, this city really did become like a second home to me. While the first few weeks were something of an adventure, exploring new streets, new foods, meeting new friends, I can honestly say (partly with pleasure and partly with sadness) that the everyday adventure of Cuernevaca has nearly dissapeared. I've mastered the public transportation, and the language struggles that once plagued me, now seem almost silly. These people who I barely knew as friends a month ago, have become nothing short of ... read more

Buenas Tardes Todos mis amigos! So it's about 1:45pm here, and I am in Casa Guadalupe (temporary housing)...and I have some good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Well, the good news is I took lots of new pictures from Miacatlan and I had a wonderful time seeing the orphanage which is huge and beautiful (in an ancient MExican colonial way. It used to be a sugar plantation and coffee plantation). So I get to post pictures now because I picked up wireless here! Whoohoo Bad news is I am sick (my weak American stomach couldn't take the water, which I was brushing my teeth with just to help my body start to build an immunity, and food much longer) :( Hopefully it will pass within a fews days, but if it doesn't ... read more