Hostal De Cortes Veracruz

... with the baggage guys trying to locate it. There was nothing for it but to go into town and check in to a room. Í had all my valuables, but had to spend the evening in my sweaty bus clothes and hope it would be there in the morning. Luckily it was. *breathe a sigh of relief* - if that was Asia i don´t think i would have seen it again.

Veracruz is a sweaty little sea side ...

... for it.

I cannot express how amazing the show was last night. Because Veracruz was my advance team city, I was able to watch! I haven't seen a show since it came to Montevideo in the '90s and all I have to say is WOW. I was blown away. I kept thinking, "I do this? Really!?" I truly believe that anyone who has ever had a doubt in mankind needs to watch a show. Your beliefs will be completely and utterly reversed. I was so incredibly moved and ...

... it was a great promotional tool. Half the cast performed and the other half went around the plaza and promoted for our show on Sunday. We handed out fliers, talked to people (well, those that knew Spanish did!), and had a great time dancing and singing in the streets.

I needed 3 shirts yesterday!

It was so hot out! :) And I worked hard! I had such a great time interacting with the people of
Veracruz. They seemed to enjoy our mini-show and I hope many of them come to the ...

... small, poor community rich with history. It is home to the first Catholic church (and first church for that matter) in the Americas and the home of explorer, Hernan Cortés! It was so awesome - and a bit eery - visiting the home of such a well-known conquistador. His home is quite large and made out of stone. He built trees on top of his home to protect himself from harsh weather and now, the roots of the trees are what is holding his home together ...

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

... enriching and rare experience?

Taking a deep breath, the answer is yes.

I am enjoying myself but would probably enjoy my time more if I stopped thinking about the things that I am "missing" back home. And I'm not "missing" anything, really. I'm just doing something else.

I have put myself out there but I think there is more to me that I could be exposing to others. I just need to reel her in from Concordia's grasp. And in reality, Concordia isn't really ...

... Here's another one and while it may not exactly be a life lesson, it is certainly something for which to be appreciative:

The plumbing in Mexico is not that of the United States. Thus we must dispose of our toilet paper in the nearby waste basket.

Be appreciate of your plumbing if you are able to flush everything down the toilet.

Happy Thursday! And remember, Life is Good :)

... again and learn more about my internship.

After talking with Andi, Jorge, and Gil, they drove me to my new family's home in Veracruz. I am staying with Manuel's aunt and uncle! They live in a beautiful home near Gil. My new host family speaks very little English which is great because this gives me a wonderful opportunity to speak Spanish! From what I could gather, my new host mom is a psychologist and teaches at a university. My host father is a doctor. I have my own room at ...

... on Sunday we bought the newspaper in order for me to find a place to stay and can you believe that there was not one place that we found to be semi decent?! Another problem was that we would call and no one would pick up. What was the purpose for them to put the ad in the first place,it still boggles the mind to this day. We went to Coatepec (15 min away from Jalapa) because the school is on the route from Jalapa. There was one that was semi decent ...

... We stood in line outside for like 20 minutes waiting to get in to buy coffee! But it is supposed to be like top notch coffee!! It better be! After this, we headed back to the same bar from last nite to meet up with the rest of the group. It was another fun filled night with some more Salsa Dancing! **Sunday, July 16** Well, today was our last day in Veracruz! I got up at like 9 ish (while everyone else was still sleeping), got ready, and packed my stuff. Then I went outside ...