Casa de los Frailes Oaxaca

... br>Dinner at 20 Novembre market offers beef, pork and chorizo that is sold by the kilo and grilled on the spot. We ordered pork, grilled onions, fresh salsa, quacomole and homemade tortillas, along with cold cervezas. This meal for 5 was about $12 USD...now that is a bargain!! <br>*********************************** *************************************** *************************************** **<br><br ...

... the Gordon College Admissions Office... that was kind of sad, because she was very nice and helpful. In the Gordon College Class of 2013 Facebook Group I found a Thai kid who is graduating this year from the Christian school in Chiang Mai - and he's going to Gordon next year - small world, right? Enough for now. As always, much love, Stephen

... use healing rituals and have their own beliefs about death and butials. The church we were allowed into but not allowed to take photos. Inside were no pews, hundreds of candles butning on the floor which was littered with pine needls. The smokiness and smells were powerful. The Chamulan people were huddled in groups chanting and praying and part of their rituals involved offerings and often the killing of a chicken there on floor.The killing of the chickens was strangely a ...

... dementsprechend viel ist los auf dem Zocalo, dem zentralen Platz vor d** Kathedrale. Scharen von V**kaeuf**n bieten vor allem alles, was die Kind**h**zen so begehren, also riesige Luftballons in allen Formen und Farben, blinkende Propell**scheiben und vieles mehr. Es duftet nach dem leck**en Essen d** Strassenstaende, ab** da lassen wir uns**en Maegen zuliebe lieb** die Fing** von und halten uns an die Restaurants, die den Zocalo fast komplett einrahmen. Waehrend wir dort im Freien ...

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Another night bus delivered me to Oaxaca this morning. The cobble streets, brightly colored shops, and traditional culture take me back-if not to the 17th century, then at least back to 2001 when I last visited this place. It was a long journey from San Blas to get here. I rode 7 buses, 1 taxi and 3 metro lines in D.F. Though that includes a stop at Sanctuario de Mariposa El Rosario. This is where 150 ...

... and I should go find him. So I headed back, wondering how I was ever going to find him randomly amongst all the people in the zocalo, but there he was, right when I walked in, sitting at a table having a beer. I joined him and a few minutes later he looked up and said "That looks like Monica" to which I replied "That is Monica!!" and we called her over and she joined us for a drink. Before long, it started to rain as it does every ...

... of dirt roads, cactuses, sombreros and tequila. which is very true for a lot of places. but for my experiences in mexico, it is a country of much variety. Patrick and I haven't done too many touristy things around Oaxaca really. we plan to see Monte Alban, some Zapotec/Olmec ruins that overlook the city, and perhaps a couple of other things around town. Other than that we are maxin and relaxin, have spent a lot of time ...

... because we have a social at the bar with the school. Also I think I'll get involved in intercambio which is where a person comes and you speak English to them to help and then they do the same for you in Spanish. And hopefully there will be an activity for the weekend that I can do, maybe Monte Albon the ruins nearby. I still don't really know where everything is, it all is looking the same. But they do have really pretty buildings and architecture. I need as many things as ...

... at the beginning turned into a nightmare after a few hours. We were very happy when we arrieved at Oaxaca. Stepping off the bus we got surprised... Oaxaca is supposed to be this beautiful, artistic city, but what we saw were dirty, crowded streets... We thought we'd be out of here in a day! After finding (and swithcing - The Banana Magic hostel is one of the worst we ever saw ...