Blogs from Vera Cruz, Veracruz, Mexico, North America - page 2

Disclosure: Do not take my blog entries too seriously. I'm attempting to lace them with a little humor. This one isn't funny. Not feeling too good. Veracruz. A big bustling city located on the east central part of Mexico off the Gulf coast. It has a port where imports and exports are handled. Although I didn't see much action when I cruised by the harbor a few times. They might have been taking their siestas. The water on this side of the coast did not entice me to go for a swim. Kind of murky. The sand on the beaches are of grey color. Coming from Tulum I was spoiled. No swimming for me here. No tanks. A little history about the city. Did you know that the U.S. attacked Veracruz on 1847 and then again ... read more

Well hello! It´s ages since I´ve updated you all and for all those hanging on the edges of their seats I´m very sorry! Since I last updated not a lot, and quite a lot has happened! Firstly and most importantly we went to Veracruz for the weekend. Friday started out well enough, with beautiful blue skies (well we are in Mexico!) and pink blamanche for breakfask, and what´s more COLD MILK!!!!!! It took me quite a few mouthfulls to realise why my coco pops tasted better than usual I can tell you! I even had a bit more milk just on its own in my bowl afterwards to savor the cold milk-ness. So after all that excitement we went and taught our 2 classes in Santa Domingo and made a quick get away to Mexico to ... read more

VeracruzThis morning we went to the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in the port of Veracruz. It was an old Spanish command post situated on the port entrance. When it was used, it served as a home to presidents, military headquarters and prison. Much of the fortress was constructed with coral rock and has bridges that connect different areas. It reminded me of a fortress from 'The Pirates of the Caribbean'. From there we went to a public middle school where we met with teachers and students. It was a great time to tour the school, see it facilities, and learn about a segment of the school system. The best part was that we went to lunch in a city called Boca del Rio, with the teachers and students, and really had chance to talk ... read more

L.A. to VeracruzNos fuimos de Xalapa hoy y me senti un poco triste. Xalapa es una ciudad muy bonita con calles empedradas y callejones donde se resaturantes y cafes. Ayer por la noche algunos de nosotros del grupo salimos a comer postre en el centro. Encontramos un local con musica y mucha gente hablando y pasando el tiempo. Me senti muy a gusto y seguro en esta ciudad, y me gustaria regresar. Viajamos mucho hoy. Primero fuimos a la Hacienda Lencero, que antes era la casa del Presidente Santa Anna. Era una casa maravillosa, con jardines, lagos, y arboles. Incluso habian coches antiguos de esa epoca. Luego fuimos a la ciudad de Coatepec para almuerzo. Coatepec es famoso por su cafe y claro que me tome una tazota de cafe allí. Empezo a llover muy fuerte ... read more

Good morning! Or should I say "Buenos Dias" Our day began by meeting in the hotel lobby. We boarded our bus and began the day - first, we visited La Universidad Anahuac where we met up with another friend of Omaha, Maria Luisa. La Universidad Anahuac is a small, private Catholic university with a student body population of approximately 750 students at the Xalapa campus. La Universidad Anahuac in Xalapa is part of system of Anahuac universities throughout Mexico. The staff at the university gave us a tour of their campus followed by a breakfast overlooking their beautiful land. We got to hear first hand about some of the exciting research that is currently being undertaken by the faculty to create economic development indexes in order to create model programs to help eliminate poverty and ... read more