Camino Real Guanajuato

... and Tuesday I have culture class. I love it. The teacher knew I was new and didn't know much, so he was very animated. He knows some English. He was asking the class how to say these two words in English so I would understand (because he thought i didn't). Out of everyone (who were all on a higher lever) I knew both words. He was shocked. It was awesome. I pick up on the most random things.

... right cheek. Maybe a handshake, or both. ( to men and women)
- If there is an elder or lady near the guys will get up and let her sit.
- very respectful
- men open the doors for the ladies and let them go through the doors first
- Men usually walk on the street next to the lady who is on the sidewalk. (sidewalk isn't usually big enough for two)

Smiling:
- Noone seems to do it. I smile at all of them, as to not seem ...

... really a breakfast food person. Here I have had chicken covered in verde Salsa (hot ) for breakfast, or quesadillas with verde salsa. There is always fresh fruit. I have even had a gigantic red poblano pepper stuffed with rice and cheese. It was amazing.

The sleep schedule is more me too. Too bad soon I should be in the 9 am class. Normally I go to bed ...

... paper (only in Spanish, they did not have English) for immigration. Then waited in this line for a guy to make sure you filled it all out correctly. This other guy who was a worker too had to record us. He pointed the camera at me and then left. It was a little awkward. Then I went to get my luggage. There were 3 guys there to help me with carts. So, I picked one and we headed to customs. At customs in Mexico ...

... Wednesday, little more painting and then my last English class...I told them we're going to have a party...I'm thinking popcorn, pop, water balloons, and a little review, of course. Then Wednesday night I'll have the women's small group. Thursday will be fun. Two women from the church, Norma and Dafne, wanted to do something with me before I left so we're going to head to Leon for the day to go to the Imax theatre and shopping or ...

... weather, No. 2 the weather and No. 3 the weather".  In the 42 days we were in Mexico we had daily temperatures ranging from 20 deg. C. in the interior to 30 deg. C. on the coast and about 4 days of cloudy weather in Chiapas (southern state). (These were daytime temperatures.)  Compare that with last year's four-week Hawaii stay, which we made about the same time of year. We had about 10 days of sunny weather, a fair number of rainy days and much ...

... my computer broke monday night and my paper was due tuesday morning. yeah. I had to rewrite everything my hand and from memory and I know that my origional was much better. Also, I cannot download my pictures from my camera, and therefore am now limited to the available space I have left. This may upset me down the road, as I have the feeling that i will have the need to take an awesome picture, lack the space and have to decide which pictures to sacrifice. This ...

... fist saw me he said... wow.. it looks like you are having an allergic reaction to meat. when did the marks start? on account that i first had some marks on monday-he said it was something that I ate on sunday... ok... so... sunday... sunday.... what did I eat on su..... oh! on sunday Oscar and his friend went and bought some meat (already cooked) to bring back to another friends house for tacos... I was playing with his nephews.. so I really didn't pay any attention. I knew that ...

... at all! ; ) ... I have offended a few people on accident) Anywho... its not the comments the get to me- it's the fact the people grab my face with both hands and rubs their thumbs directly under my eyes. After a month I'm starting to feel like a freak- "yes I have blue eyes and dark hair, but do you really have to grab my face and get 2 inches away from me?- I don't even know you." I literally get introduced like this: "Hey, this is my friend Daniela ...

... heads were moved to a monument in Mexico City. Now you now why we are here we first went to his church, which is where he declared the "Grito" or call for Independence. The church is surprisingly nice with a heap of statues outside and lots of gilt alters inside, in fact they were busy reapplying the gold leaf to one of the alters when we were there and it is amazing the difference it makes. What Mike found more interesting though were two of the side alters which were carved ...