Blogs from Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, North America - page 2

I haven't had a weekend in like five years. I, of course, mean that in the most positive of sense. Nearly everyday for the past five years, has been what regular people would consider a weekend. Sure, I had class, obligations, etcetera... but for the most part I could get drunk every night. But for the first time since, high school, I felt like my monday through friday warranted an actual weekend... that is, something to look forward to. On the friday of my first weekend back in the game (being a member of mainstream society, ie. holding a job.) I went to a concert. We saw this band called Babasonicos, they are from Argentina. It's an uncommon occurrence for a band with such (partial) fame to come to Pachuca. I think its equivalent to The ... read more

So, I have hot water, a cell phone, and a copy of the keys to my house. My life is nearly complete... I still need a refridgerator, a book on how to teach English, a better towel, a Mexican or Canadian girlfriend, and a map of Pachuca. If you have any of these things, please send them to me: Joshua Heller c/o Liceo Anglo Frances Blvd Luis Donaldo Colosio s/n Fracc. Arboledas de San Javier Pachuca, Hidalgo 42080, Mexico This week has been good. The school gives very little structure, which sometimes makes it hard to teach things like adverbs, but it also means I can teach whatever I want. I am teaching the kids who actually speak English, basically an American Studies course I took on personal narratives. I think I will also do units ... read more

I used the esoteric characters in the heading to prove to you that I am in fact, in Mexico. We got here Saturday afternoon. It takes less time to fly to DF from LA than it does to fly to NYC, or Dubai for that matter. We got to the airport, where we met the director of the school, or actually where we were supposed to meet the director of the school. He wasn´t there. I like to think it´s because he wanted to teach us a lesson in self-reliance, rather than an error in translation (my bad). My Aunt Lauren, met us at the airport, she lives in DF, she helped us catch a bus to Pachuca. The ride to Pachuca is about an hour and fifteen minutes, or about the amount of time it ... read more