Holiday Inn Express Downtown Oaxaca

... back in Mexico City. Staying in an 8 person dorm right in the Zocalo (seems to be the name of all centres in Mexican cities.) We have met some pretty interesting people already, sharing a dorm with a guy from the Bahamas who has spent the last year and half driving through Alaska, North America and then into Central America. He´s staying in our hostel for a bit longer because his brakes failed coming down a mountain and he needs to wait for his hand to heal ...

... than I mentioned here - but - I waited over a month to write about it, and memory loss has taken it's toll. Sorry. Also, one of the days of that week some of the guys from OCS came over and whooped my butt in Risk. In an ego recovery attempt, I suggested we play a game of Scrabble - I ended up winning, but only because I was able to add an -est to a triple ...

... final parade. We wandered and as had no seats were not keen on standing in the sun for 5 hours so left and spent a quiet afternoon at the hostel with a lot of others as no shops or museums etc were open. Anyway a good rest on the hammocks in the garden . Wednesday was a new day and we raced off to the bus station to just make the 9.15 bus to Chichen Itza one of the 7 wonders of the world. These are Mayan archeological ruins discovered around 1920's in the jungle and excavated ...

... one know what the effect of extended smoke inhalation can produce in the way of adverse health risks? Well as I have mentioned on numerous occasions, safety standards, if there are any, are different in Mexico.<br><br>Having said that about smoke inhalation, it should be noted that Barbara and I often made the observation that we were amazed at how few people smoked in Mexico. We expected to find a nation of smokers but were surprised to find as few as we did. Questions ...

... taste, but otherwise he´s very nice. He bought a computer in the states because they´re so cheap and takes lots of pictures. He´s also dyslexic. He headed north of Mexico City the day before I headed south. Monica, Poland: Monica is tall and blonde and very thin. She lived in the common room most of the time I was at that hostel because she was ill. She knows how to salsa and break dance because her brother is an instructor. Her fiancee broke ...

... and you knew that before you began to teach and if you think we need to respect the culture then why don't you have a class that teaches us about the culture and how we are supposed to respect it." It was a little ridiculous; I don't think he should have been complaining to students about his job, if he doesn't like it then get a new job. So for conversation and grammar class I have the same person with me, Manuel, he is German and he is a FREAK! He is by far ...

... box for a trip to the post office to pack off some more stuff &amp; lighten our load. Whilst the backpack was lightened, the tummy took on further food as mentioned above. Lots of further food. Its going to be heavy going on this Mexican joint. We then hung out in the main square and had a couple of cervezas while soaking up the atmosphere (of protestors) before it was time to head to the bus station for the 2300 departure to the coast.

... since I moved in, ususally by 10pm. He knew I was going out to celebrate Paula´s birthday, that it was a party and still, he deadbolted the door from the inside and I could not gain entry at 1 am. Again, no warning. I WAS FURIOUS, but decided a confrontation with him, alone at that hour, was not what I needed. The only problem was, all of my money was in the house. I had $10 in my pocket. Not enough for a hotel ...