Holiday Inn Puebla-Parque Industrial Finsa

... house and watched a few minutes of the Up With People DVD as only Edgardo and his daughter, Daniella, were able to come to the show. I said good-bye to his wonderful family as only Edgardo will be taking Ronja and I to the buses tomorrow morning. He will be bringing my host family book and recipes with him.<br><br>And his wife promised that, when I come back to Puebla (not if, when!), she'd show me how to make mole as the ingredients are only available in Mexico.<br><br ...

... not eat lunch with UWP that day.<br><br>It was such a blessing to meet these different families, converse with them, meet their children, and of course, savor some of their delicious cooking!<br><br>I felt like Wei, Yunjie, Sarah and I had a small role in those children's lives. It may have been the first time either of those children had met someone from a different country (at least from China!). Nevertheless, I really felt like the 3 of us made an impact on ...

... whether or not you need the light on. If you're making lunch in your kitchen, allow the natural sunlight to shine in and provide light.<br><br>Dry your clothes outside. People don't even own dryers in Mexico! The fresh air will dry your clothes just fine!<br><br>Wash your clothes when you have full loads.<br><br>Turn your thermostat down at night. It's more healthy to sleep in cooler temperatures anyway!<br><br>Water:<br>Use shower water only when you need it. For example, use ...

... ruins of the Pyramid of Cholula. The ruins were quite disappointing, so we left Cholula at noon. We went back to our hotel in Puebla to get our backpacks and went back to the bus station for our bus ...

... was Puebla de Antano Hotel, 3 Oriente No. 206, Tel: 01 (222) 246-2403, 01 (800) 0128219. This small hotel is housed in a fine period building and is hard to imagine that up until recently was lived in by a family of five. The hotel has only been open for 3 weeks and benefits from a superb location just off the Zocalo. The few spacious rooms that they offer are each different in shape and size and come with lovely period ...

We take an evening bus to Puebla. It is a pleasant 2 and a Half hour journey. The Bus is a public bus and I am told It is a second class bus because it does not have a toilet on board. If you do not have to pee, it is a first class bus. This was a modern clean coach. No chickens here. The bus stations here are like airports and huge. The Buses go in every direction, sometimes only 15 minutes apart. We reach Puebla in the evening. Dump our ...

Today I visited the Britania for the first time. The Britania is similar to a country club which Lili's family belongs to. It is open every day except monday and they all go almost atleast once a day. There is a beautiful pool surrounded by a large grassy area with lounge chairs and many athletic offerings including: many tennis courts, Jia-Alai (see explaination below), walking/running paths, ___?___..... Jia-Alai is a sport that Lili ...

.. Hola friends and family, It's been a busy final stretch for all of us, and our apologies for not getting out this dispatch sooner. In this dispatch we are hoping to share final thoughts and conclusions about our projects, as well as announce the winner of the Luchador contest. As always thanks so much for tuning in and supporting us, and we ...

... did his uncle. Pollo's <br>mom brought many candies to us as we were upstairs looking but not downstairs <br>competing for the candies. Each child later got a few bags of candies. <br>We gave them some gifts before we left grandpa's house the other day and they <br>thanked us for that. <br>We had our meal which was good. Janet was really fast and went upstairs <br>to watch TV. She was yelling so hard when little Danny ...

Mexico is a country proud of its history and heritage but ruled by religion. Even loyal catholics from Europe must be overwhelmed by the number of churches, chapels and images there are of the Virgin Mary. I had my first taster of Mexico 6 years ago when I made an unscheduled stop in Mexico City. Because I wasn't planning on visiting I only stayed 4 days, I knew that I had to return and do it properly. Started in the North on the border by taking a 35 hour bus ride (I wanted to ease ...