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North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo September 2nd 2006

I started off last week with finally completing the first and most complicated stage to obtain my visa. Other than that, I've had more group projects in the past few weeks than I would have in a year at U of I. Everything is very group orientated and it was explained that you aren't an individual here, you are your family, you are the group you work with. Also, I have learned that they are really into titles. Even if a person has earned their bachelors you still have to call them "Licensado" (I don't know if that is how it is spelled but it sounds like that). And for example on my business card it would say: Lic. Alex Orozco. This past week, I visited the Modern Art Museum again and I went to the ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Saltillo November 2nd 2005

OK… day of the dead… the day we pay respect to the people that have died, and laugh the in the face of death… it’s a celebration… not of the person dying, but of their life and to show that we too are not afraid of death (which figuratively looks like a skeleton lady with a floral filled straw hat) ☺ We decided to go an hour out of town, with a population one tenth the size of Monterrey, but with celebrations like this, 10 times better… and it was… It wouldn’t be the biggest fiesta of the year, (mind you with Mexico fiestas are never ending) but worth seeing ☺ and trying all the different foods, which of course we did… come on… It’s me ☺ Small out of town afternoon, there was only going ... read more
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