Hotel Baluarte Veracruz

... Michael Jackson´s ´History´, including finger clicking. The worst was not yet over. He then found The Backstreet Boys, and then Saturday Night Fever. I was pretty happy when we finally landed.<br><br>In the taxi from the airport to the hotel, the first thing I saw was a buge billboard advertising some disinfectant which apparently kills the H1N1 virus. Great - welcome to Mexico, home of swine flu! <br><br>At the hotel, the manager said "Welcome to my small hotel Miss Lucy". He was like ...

... orrore.<br>Per il resto del giorno ci limitiamo a camminare lungo i viali del centro, al momento di salire in camera ci accorgiamo della fatica di essere a 2200 mt, l'ostello è subdolo tu credi di dover salire al terzo piano, ma loro hanno due piani non conteggiati (dove c'è la cucina e l'altro con la sala tv) così in realtà devi arrivare al quinto. Dobbiamo organizzarci bene, perchè una volta scesi, se ti accorgi di aver dimenticato qualcosa, sono tutti cavoli tuoi risalire!!

... but I won't be sleeping. I am too excited about the work we have to do to prepare the city for the cast and vice versa.<br><br>Having written a little about the day so far, it doesn't seem to come off as too exciting. However my Spanish is improving immensely. I am so excited about our work. I get to see my awesome cast in just 4 days. And I am finally enjoying my time in Veracruz (it helps that the weather is ...

... classes start at 8:15 am and last until 10:15 am. They never have more than three students per instructor during the peak season, which is summer, and during the off season, like November, you will more than likely have a personal instructor like I had. The instructors are very experienced and within a few minutes figured out where I was at and what I needed to get me speaking Spanish. At 10:15 am you stop and head for the bus stop with the instructor ...

... his brain. Only the end came quick for Dolce, the bull. As the crowd cheered and awaited the decision of the judges, two grand and ceremonious horses were hooked up to the dead and bloody Dolce. They proudly dragged him out of the arena. The fight was over. I wasn't sure how to think about the whole event. I know it tired me out and exhausted my emotions. I felt like I had just completed a busy chaplaincy on-call overnight in the hospital. Though ...

... City is amazing. There are few more impressive buildings that the Plaza Nacional and the constant voices of gardeners and traffic policemen make this the square a thrill to wander in. The architecture is amazing too. The fine filligry hune from the otherwise dingy dark brown stone used my the Spanish colonists, is trully stunning. Each portico and pediment is individual and full of almost farcical decoration. Stone lions here, touthy gargoyles there.

Hi Everyone, Sorry it has been awhile since my last entry! I started work last week and it has been great so far! The children are so welcoming and even though I do not speak the language very well all they want to do is involve me in what they are doing! I just think it is amazing that these children have nothing but they are so thoughtful. Last week I worked at a different project with younger boys because Pro Ninos ...

... We had two days of liberty and we made the best of it. Verazruz has many cool shops for the tourists and down some of the smaller streets, markets for the locals. Everything you could imagine was being sold there. Sometimes the prices were as one would expect in Mexico. In other cases, you would do better buying in the U.S. My heart went out to the children selling things in the street. We got to know them over our three day stay in ...

... the wheel of your unregistered datsun and drive at 130ks per hour in a 60 zone whilst talking on your mobile, smoking a bong and adding salsa to your taco. All you would need to do is slip the friendly officer 100 pesos and your on your way. The air in mexico city is so polluted that I have started smoking some of james's durries just to get some fresh air. It sux because the smog is so thick ...

Veracruz, Mex. Bus picked us up at 8:30 am to go on tour. Were driven to downtown Veracruz and to Gran Café del Portal for breakfast. They still had their Christmas decorations in place. When I asked the guide about it he said they celebrate 3 Kings Day on Jan 6 and then leave the decorations up till La Candelaria on Feb 2. The restaurant is famous for their café au lait and it was delicious. After breakfast we walked around the downtown and zocalo until ...