Blogs from Chiapas, Mexico, North America - page 64

Well we arrived in Pelenque yesterday evening, but we spent about a whole 5 minutes at the bus station there. As it turned out we headed out of town to this jungle area where there are cheap cabanas and food. Found a little hut thing with three beds for 50 pesos a night, works out great because I have a snore zone downstairs and Jord/Ry have the upstairs. Jord lost his sleeping bag cover, hes down two items already, I dont know why Im bringing this up but Im hoping people will laugh at him because I did already. At least his pack is getting lighter. Ryan shaved his moustache as well, really dissapointing. So were sitting on our little patio last night when Mike the English guy strolls up, said he knew hed find us ... read more

Well our halloween day in San Cristobal was fairly uneventful, Ryan and some hippies went to this herb museum that got two thumbs down from Jord and I, but he came back with a chap from London who joined us for dinner who is really nice. We found some sandwich things and then headed to one of the town squares to check out the festivities. We found a big band and then some kids all dressed up doing some drumming and dancing and chanting. We walked around a bit more and found this American guy who was in our hostel but hadn´t talked to and we all bought some beer. One beer turned into a few and we headed out to the town square to see some more performances. Watched some dancing on stage and an ... read more

Well I´m still actually in Puerto Escondido, the last few days were spent doing.... prettymuch nothing. Pool sitting, pool swimming, ocean sitting, ocean swimming, a bottle of rum, chairs, books, pizza´s exploring the town etc. etc. It´s a great town I´d say it´s a mix of Sayulita and Puerto Vallarta crossed... We´re prettysure someone died in the room next to us because of the noises we heard all day yesterday, and Jord started getting malaria dreams already after ¨seeing¨ figures go into our bathroom last night and woke up Ryan. We also had an earthquake or something the other day so that was odd. We woke up today to head to San Cristobal but our bus doesn´t leave until dinner time. Gonna kill the day around town so I figured while I was checking out some ... read more

Well, thanks for the support all of you who commented on my blog. Glad to know the last one was such a hit, not sure that this one will compete, but at least you´ll know what´s going on with me. I see that there has been a request to add photos, I will attempt to bring some up from snapfish, or maybe, if I can find an internet cafe with a usb port (sometimes supprisingly hard to find), then I will bring some up right off my camera. As it is I need to upload them before cuba, cuz I´m running out of space. So, where to begin. I said goodbye to my family, they were so nice, they gave me a present! how sweet, I only stayed with them for two weeks. Chiapas was nice, ... read more

Jul 20 - Accepted to the community La Realidad, Chiapas, México 2:00 I woke up too late and missed the last truck to the village. I went to the guy in charge (he was different than yesterday), explained him my situation and he asked me if I have any proove of who I am. I showed him an artical about me in a known Mexican newspaper and after the consultation with the community, he let me stay as long as I want. Today I spoke with many people and my admiration and respect to these warriors is bigger and bigger. I want to come back one day to spend a few months with them. I want to work with them on the fields, sleep in their houses and teach their children English and Math. But now ... read more