So its the first day we´ve had off since we´ve been here...and let me tell you it was quite productive...i woke up around noon, ate breakfast and sat out at our friends pool all day long. The city really is quite beautiful, and the weather is beyond perfect. I don´t think its ever gotten over 80 degreess. The sunsets are gorgous too, especially when you watch them from El Centro, which is the downtown like area of our city. The sunsets are usually a brilliant shade of pink and red...actually quite similar to that of the color of my shoulders due to being so sunburned. Last night we all visited a club called El Mambo, Ive never seen anything like it. It was three stories high and on stage was a MExican band singing salsa music ... read more

Hola...so I made it to Mexico...its that first time ive been able to get on the internet for more than 10 minutes. The campus here is beautiful. Made entirley out of glass and centered around a huge ecological garden. Mi familia is really nice too. Theres a mom and two teenage girls...understanding the spanish is still really tricky, but im slowly getting the hang of it... The food is a whole different story. My first meal in Mexico was incredebly authentic....a turkey sandwhich from subway....which didn{t sit very well after a 2 and a half hour busride to the town i live in...last night my choice of cuisine was even more odd...sushi and mexican beer...and let me tell you, walking through crowded streets after a meal like that was an adventure in and of itself. Anyways ... read more

So last time I went to Mexico was for Spring Break my senior year in high school. The trip was barely over a week long, and of course I checked 2 bags full of clothes as well as crammed another 4 or 5 outfits into my two carry ons. That said, I'm not necessarily a light packer. The way back to the airport on our way home from Puerto Vallarta (keep in mind there was only 3 of us) we had to pay for 2 taxis, one for us and one for all our luggage. While I did wear every single outfit (almost...) that I packed, I also learned a lesson after ending our Spring Break trip with an $80 cab fare that none of us could afford. Pack light. Not that I really have a ... read more

I haven't left yet...i haven't even really found out when I'm going yet, but I do know this, this summer will be far different from any other. A few weeks ago I applied to a study abroad program in Cuernevaca or Monterrey, Mexico. I love Spanish, I love Latin America, it was an oppurtunity I couldn't pass up. I'll get to improve my Spanish every day for 6 weeks, attending classes, going on excursions, just living my day to day life in a small city of Mexico. I'll live with a host family and a variety of other students, which is probably the scarriest part by far, but all in all I'm already so excited!!! I wanted to start this travel journal so that I could document everything about my trip. Partly so my friends and ... read more