Blogs from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, North America - page 5

Hello everyone. Buenas Dias! I'm writing another blog to family, friends, and colleagues about my travels in Mexico. Yes, I've begun yet another journey to satisfy my wanderlust. This time I'm a participant in the "Partners in Education 2010 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad" program which is taking place in Cuernavaca, Mexico, a city one hour south of Mexico City. Many thanks to Dr. Colleen Ebacher and Dr. Ronn Pineo from Towson University for the opportunity. I arrived in Cuernavaca on Sunday, three days ago. We've been, to say the least, very busy. Generally, we start the day with Spanish language classes, break for a quick lunch at noon (they don't really have lunch here; it's more like a snack) , attend lectures/field trips until 3 p.m., go to our homestays (more on that later) for "lunch" ... read more

I´ve felt comfortable since the start, but I feel more and more accustomed to the country and the culture every day. Last night, my mamá was at a party with some friends, and my roomate and I were hungry, so we decided to go on an adventure! We stayed close to the house, but we wanted to find a little taqueria or something just to get a quick bite to eat. So we made our way to the friendly neighborhood walmart, and along the way we passed by this nice homely looking place. The owner talked to us like we´d been friends for a long time, it was welcoming. Anyway, like I do with most restaurants I go to here, I just kinda chose something completely random from the menu, and ended up loving it. Couldn´t ... read more

Pues, es mi segunda semana aqui and I’ve scarcely spoken English since I’ve been here except with family and those students who are still very new to Spanish. Overall I’m having a good time speaking full tilt Espanol with the taxistas, maestros, and especially my host family who couldn’t be lovelier and accommodating! I’m eating more here than I eat at home! I took the bus to Taxco this past weekend and didn’t speak a word of English until 9 Sun evening after the families incredible father’s day dinner. That’s when I was finally able to call home and talk with my girls. Taxco is a sweet little town in a charming setting but is also a huge tourist magnet so it’s very occupied with traffic. Speaking of traffic-if there are crazier drivers in the world ... read more

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Hoy trabajamos mucho en la escuela. Practicamos los verbos de subjunctivo, preterito y imperfecto. Tambien estudiamos oraciones de presente, en el pasado, con el positivo y el negativo y el imperitivo. Mi cabeza tenga dolor despues de las clases en la manana. En la tarde nosotros hablamos de muchas cosas para practicar conversation. Yo hable de la diabetes mucho. Despues de las classes vamos al Museo Robert Brady para ver su casa con antiquidades de sus viajes. Entonces vamos al Jardin Borba, pero no hay flores en el Jardin. Es muy viejo y tiene ruinas. Debbie uno yo vamos a La India Bonita restaurante para comer comida con mis amigos de la ciudad de Mexico. Courtney, Abrahm y su nina Rio viajan de Mexico para visitarnos. Ellos trabajen con Project Hope y tambien trabjar como educadores ... read more