Blogs from Guanajuato, Mexico, North America - page 16

Oh, there are few things more exciting than to wake up somewhere you've never been before! From the songs of birds before sunrise (accompanied by the explosion of fire-works at 5 AM!) to getting lost on winding streets full of exotic smells and colorful sights. The Cervantino is not over until tonight, so the city is flooded with a wild assortment of folk, much like Mardi-Gras in Venice. Live music on every other corner till the wee hours. Life unbridled. An intimate and welcoming place, already feeling like home in less than 24 hours. ... read more

I hated to leave Guanajuato. I had such a great time here. I planned on staying here for about 4 days, but ended up extending it to 6 days....and I still had a hard time leaving. I've been here before when visiting family in Celaya, but I never stayed for more than a day. To begin, when I arrived at my hostel I immediately met some language students. They were from Australia, Germany, and Holland. The owner of the hostel also has a language school, so the hostel is also used to accommodate foreign students. First there was Samara, an Indian-born Australian. She looks Indian, but has an Australian accent. She was extremely friendly and pretty funny as well. Then there was Julia and Jenni, two German friends who are traveling together. Jenni was crazy fun ... read more

Before we moved to Mexico, there were several fiestas that I was particularly looking forward to experiencing...one of them being the celebration for Archangel Michael, that rad angel that lead the army of angels against Lucifer. Michael is always seen here wearing armor with a helmet, holding a sword and usually stepping on the devil's face. San Miguel de Allende is named after this protector and so when the day comes to honor him, it is not only to celebrate the angel, but to celebrate the town itself. Ronnie and I had been looking forward to this event for weeks. Finally, in the local newspaper, the schedule of festivities had been released. So dancers start at 6:00pm, okay good, we can get dinner afterwards and music starts at 8:00pm. 10:00pm- the larger than life puppets enter ... read more

Hola everyone! Well another week has gone by and it has definitely had it's ups and downs. Last week's classes went by really fast - and I didn't really do anything out of the ordinary. I had a lot of homework, mostly because my Literature professor told us 2 weeks ago that we had 2 weeks to finish our novels - when we all thought we had the entire semester. Thankfully I had read about half of it - but that meant I still had about 125 pages left. I read "Como Agua Para Chocolate" - or "Like Water for Chocolate" - and it was a great book! I felt really proud of myself for reading an entire 250 page novel all in Spanish. I really didn't struggle too much and I learned a lot of ... read more

Hola! Time is still flying by - I can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks since my last entry - and I have done a lot since then! Two weekends ago was my long weekend, as I had Monday and Tuesday off from school for Independence Day. That Saturday I went to a nearby city called San Miguel de Allende. It's smaller than Guanajuato so there wasn't a whole lot to do. We walked around, ate some amazing Mexican food called gorditas - which are really thick tortillas stuffed with meat of some sort. (Most of the time I'm not quite sure exactly what I'm eating...) We also ate some amazing ice cream. Here in Mexico I have eaten some of the best ice cream I have ever had in my entire life. And that was ... read more