Fiesta Inn Veracruz Centro

Me and my bag have had some issues and it decided to go on a little trip on its´own for 19 hours! It went down to the state of Oxacala, which i hear is quite nice this time of year. My bag seemed to enjoy it and came and joined me in Veracruz the next morning. I was rather ****** off though as it went without letting me know and the poor quality of my Spanish came to light when i was ...

Good morning! The sun in shining in Veracruz and I have finished packing. Today we leave for Puebla and I'm saddened to hear that the drive is only about 3 hours long. I wish it was more as I could greatly use the sleep but c'est la vie! I'll get what I can!

Last night we performed for a crowd of over 300 people and what a receptive audience they were. It seemed small since the venue we were in held almost 4,000 people, but this crowd definitely made ...

... was a great feeling and I'd love to feel that way forever!

Afterwards, we headed back to our main facility for some education time. We were asked to pin a piece of paper on our backs and go around and write what you think each person would be doing in 10 years. Here is what some members of my cast had to say about me:

Being young at heart...even at 80!
Performing everyday!
Seriously, you inspire me to work harder and always do my best - you can do this always with ...

... as that's truly mattered :) The staff at the aquarium even allowed three people to go into the shark tank and feed the sharks! One staff member, Phil (it was his birthday on Tuesday), and 2 students dressed in wet suits and took the plunge in a glass case. It was fun to watch them feed the sharks but also a little bit terrifying as those sharks were very hungry!

After the aquarium, we drove to Antigua, a nearby municipal city. Antigua is ...

Hi friends :)

Just wanted to wish you all a fabulous Wednesday! I've had a crazy 3 days here as we were prepping for the cast's arrival on Sunday and Monday, the cast arrived on Monday, and today was our first full day with the cast as well as Mexican Independence Day! I started a blog tonight but need to get up early tomorrow as we are going to the beach! I'll be sure to finish tomorrow!

I hope you all are well :)

Hugs,
Megan

... from the ocean. Or better yet, traveling around the world as a performer, meeting new people, experiencing new cultures first-hand, and having once-in-a-lifetime adventures. And now, as I think about how September is almost half-way over, I mentally hit myself in the head.

Am I enjoying myself? Absolutely.

Have I been putting myself out there? Yes.

Am I happy to have made this decision? Best decision ever.

However, could I be doing more to enjoy this ...

... gloomy anymore).

That video that I mentioned earlier? Click here to watch our Veracruz video for Cast B. Make sure to turn your speakers up!

You know the popular brand "Life is Good"?

It truly is.

Oh, on a closing note. A few blogs ago (when I was still in the United States) I wrote about starting a list containing important "life lessons" that I have learned through my UWP ...

... from China, was also with us as she needed to sign some paperwork at the Danish embassy in Mexico City. I was able to call my parents and Matt and let them know that I had arrived safe and sound. 

On Monday, I awoke to the smell of hot, traditional Mexican quesadillas. They were delicious :) After breakfast, I packed my suitcase as later that day, I would be flying to Veracruz. Armando, Wei, Mark (a staff member from London) and I spent the entire day in Mexico City ...

Four hours of sleep and I headed north to tula (52 pesos from Terminal del Norte). The Ruins of Tula were crazy, there were tons of ball courts and two big Pyrimids. The biggest one had 8 huge stone totempoles, 4 of which were shaped like men. The view was awsome, the ruins just sit in this valley surounded by mountains. I could see why they set up shop there. It was ...

... money for the weekend for the room, and then he had to deposit it in the bank account of the hotel to reserve our room! Credit Card anyone? Well, we had settled into our second hotel, and we took showers and headed out for dinner. We walked down to the mall and we ate at the food court. Three of us went to get pizza. We ordered it, and when they gave it to us, it definitely looked like and tasted like it had been sitting there for 5 hours.. haha what an experience! After that we ...