Hotel Castillo Santa Cecilia Guanajuato

Well, I have only been in school one week. Seems like forever.

The first day was very interesting. Lupita and JJoe walked me to school. (I had only been there once previously) It was like I was a kid, but I def. appreciated it. They are awesome. In class I am the only one starting new. There is one other girl who is from Japan. She is fun. We laughed so much. I have 2 classes that ...

... is coming and they have the opportunity to put their trash out if they want and it will be picked up. (so they don't have to go to the dumpster)

- A pinata represents fertility

- Mexico has atleast 10,000 fiestas a year. Only 5 major ones celebrated in Guanajuato. My birthday is the same as the fiesta for Construction workers.

- Taxi's have no id's.

- If you are dating someone instead of saying "I love you ...

I have now been here two weeks. It actually still hasn't totally sunk in. I have so many friends I feel at home. (home is whereever I lay my head)

I have had a great time seeing all the sites. Man this place has a ton of culture. I love it. Too much to list. You'll just have to visit.

The best part of being here is the food. and the people. I am ...

... is so different. At midnight, there are still people everywhere. Such a nightlife place. Also, all of their doors to their houses would be open. There are no screens on the windows, just bars. And the inside of the house is open. So, when it rains, it comes inside. But, you don't need to use the lights as much.
There is also another student living her that is from Australia. He is nice.

... I can't wait for this. And then Friday I'll have to pack and then we'll have our church service at night. Saturday I fly out in the afternoon, but will have to leave late morning to get some lunch and get to the airport.

Overall, this trip has been eye opening. There were many trials, many frustrations...but I'm glad I came. And the fact that I'm realizing there are people I'm going to miss and would love to come visit ...

... the first time in one's life and to just go and discover. I emphasize "night" because that is a beautiful thing about Mexico - the inner cities or "centro historicos" are full of life and people late into the evening. The inner city streets are not deserted after 18:00 as they are here in Prince George, British Columbia where I live. I am compelled to take an evening walk here in Prince George in the sub zero winter cold and I am the only person ...

... to go before I have to pay a ton for using the internet for almost 2 hours now ( I made some calls ) i love you all... miss you tons... and I hope that the thought of me passes through your minds as you are all stuffing you face with turkey and mashed potatoes on thursday. I will be in class. turkeyless... and there sure as hell wont be any mashed potatoes either. damn. Happy Thanksgiving guys! (aww... ok that made me sad) Danielita oh.. and no pictures anymore... yea..

... about 40 min) and I needed to buy some stuff for my design class and find some jeans. Anyhow ( sorry for my rambling- I'm tired ) Stavo canceled on me because he had to work (Cubamia-the salsa club) last minute. Apparently, Friday was some type of firefighter's day (maybe also in the US?). Because of this, they were using the club to stage a fake fire/rescue for the public. LUCKY FOR ME... since Stavo is the new manager of Cubamia- I got to ...

... wet ass and all) ... next time it is raining like that... Im gonna pay the $3 for a pinche taxi. Class... was cold... and LONG... and I took a taxi back home... Lets just say I wasn't up for walking back... Speaking of water... last Wednesday... I stepped out of bed into an inch of standing water (Have I mentioned I am not a morning person)... Tiptoeing out to the kitched to inform Imelda of my pond of a room... I realized that the WHOLE FIRST FLOOR OF OUR ...

... Loco' and a couple of other French guys. Mostly the visitors to the town were Mexican and as in Guadalajara it was very easy to get talking to them, they really are a friendly bunch of people. The next few days were spent chilling out by day and attending the festival by night. Some of the other free acts were a bit ropey with Mexico's equivalent of Celine Dione and some kind of musical conceptual artist from the states but all the bars were buzzing anyway so that didn't really matter.