Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 723

Back in Mexico after our wonderful weeks in the somewhat chillier but beautiful Guatemala and the super laidback lifestyle of Belize. Our last night in Caye Caulker had been spent in the local dive "Oceanside Bar" where a local band (which means they were actually two old guys from the US who have settled in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye) It had become a late night (about 2am, which is pretty crazy over here) so our initial plan of taking the 8.30am ferry back to Belize City had failed. The 10am would have to do. And that left at about 10.30 so we were off to a slow start. Next we took a very old looking bus to the border city of Chetumal, and thinking this would be a very short trip (not often the case ... read more

Well another week has flown by and I cant even explain how fast time is going. Everyone is getting exciting to go home and start packing but at the same time its really sad. Most of the exchange students I will probably never see again. It just seems like such a shame to spend all this time with everyone and build so many friendships and then have everyone leave. I guess thats the way it goes and even though it sucks I know for sure that theres a handful of people that I will be visiting especially jason in vancouver and heather in new york. This last week has been pretty lowkey once again. We were in the process of planning a trip to Zacatecas for last weekend but then we decided we only have 2 ... read more

So I am sitting here on our last day on the trip and I just cant believe it is almost over. The last couple of weeks have been awesome. I am staying with my host mom, Alicia, who is a 63 yr old widow who is crazy! She is one of the coolest women I have ever met. She has a pool, treats us like gold, and cooks like you wouldnt believe. We have been traveling around Cuernavaca and neighboring towns for the past couple of weeks. We have visited pyramids, Myan ruins, and the Silver Capital of the World to name a few. I also took a day trip with Kyle Brill and Colleen to visit an orphanage that some Augie Alumni work at. It was a great experience and definitely something that I would ... read more

Just wanted to add these couple of pics......... Everyone loves a monkey!!! And the bar where i spent a fair portion of yesterday......got to the bar at lunchtime...went back to my room about 7....fell asleep.... got up at 9 to go out...had 2 beers out...felt like a busted...so went back to bed by 11 with a splitting headache...GOOD TIMES!!! Chopper out... read more

after a day in acapulco, we headed to mexico city and have spent two days exploring. we are staying in the historical center, which houses some of the most beautiful buildings i have ever seen. our hostel is a block away from the zocalo, the heart of the city, which is surrounded by the national palace and the cathedral. using actual building materials from aztec ruins, the cathedral was built on top of these ruins. a small chunk of excavated ruins, which survived the spaniard destruction, are less than 50 meters away from the cathedral. construction of the cathedral started in the 1500s and took 300 years to complete...wow! the first day we did our own walking tour and noticed that all of the buildings are crooked...doorways and windows vividly lopsided. (pictures to come) the second ... read more