Hotel Azucar Veracruz
Poza Rica Km 83.5, Monte Gordo Veracruz, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Mexico
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The Incredible Ruinas El Tajin
... a-brac. True enough. There are others who have created jobs around telling you if your vehicle is pulled far enough forward into your parking space...useless information, but a job, invented or otherwise, is a job.
Once through the gate, we were amazed at the enormity of the site and the incredible excavation that had been accomplished by ...
Off to Veracruz to play with Hurricane Karl
... It just so happens there will also be a hurricane present.
No biggie though, been there, done that in Japan many times. I expect nothing but a great time and I'm so happy to go. Once the storm blows by I'll venture off to other places mentioned in my last post... this will likely be edited out later anyway.
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More Mysteries of Mexico
... was invented and played as a means of communicating with the gods of the sky. Fernando called the game something that sounded like "Kestrol" I’ll have to research that. There were 17 ball courts in the city, most used for the practice of this game, two for the playing of the real game twice a year. Two teams of 3 players each hit a rubber ball weighing 6 or 7 pounds and made from tree resin down the center of the field. ...
Lessons Learned
... why, when I first came to Denver to join the cast, staff members and UWP alumni kept telling me that people back home won't understand certain things that I will experience.
My response was, "Then I need to figure out better words to use."
But now, I understand. There is this moment during each experience that hits all of us - whether it be a moment of joy, a moment of surprise, a moment of sadness, or a moment in which a lesson is learned. It's an ephemeral ...
Work Hard, Play Harder :)
... e-mails, etc...
Time for family, time for self, and time in general is regarded differently in Mexico. For example, my day begins at 9:30 a.m. and I work until around 2:30 p.m. The largest meal of the day is the afternoon meal (so we can work off the calories during the rest of the day!) which is around 3:00 p.m. After the afternoon meal, I have time to myself until 5:00 p.m. This time is usually spent taking a "siesta" or nap. I plan to use it to contact family and friends ...



