Hotel Horizon Morelia

... it was still an enjoyable ride, for I made a few friends and the Mexican guys continued to party throughout the journey. Seemingly never tired, downbeat or too hungover to drink, the Mexicans blasted out Reggaeton and brought round rum for us to down straight from the bottle. We arived home late that night, tired after a fun but exhausting three days on the road. Michoacan is meant to be the best place to celebrate the Day of the Dead so I should be returning there in early November.

... pretty fluently. Exciting! I've started buying the local newspaper this week too, and can get much of it!

I seemed to hit a big bump in classes around Tuesday where I couldnīt say anything right, but seem to have gotten over it a bit. Conversation class has started to be really fun - Lupita (see picture several entries ago) really keeps us on our toes and keeps the ball rolling. Also went to Conversation Club a couple of times and both salsa classes this week ...

... with masks of old men and women, grey hair, hats with long streaming ribbons and traditional sandals with wooden soles. They dance bent over with a cane to look old, but the intricate rhythms they make with their feet take lots of energy! A bottle of water in my bag leaked and my camera got wet so the pictures end abruptly with lunch - unfortunately none of los viejitos. I hadnīt budgeted for a new camera on this trip....(sigh)

... dialogue and not much action, so it would have been hard to follow without a working knowledge of the plot. The acting was excellent, and there is something very charming and gallant about Spanish that seems to lend itself to Chekhov!

Tomorrow Iīll attempt to add pictures - Iīve taken more than 200 already - yikes! Thereīs supposed to be "quema de castillo and juegos pirotčcnicas" at the cathedral at 9 tonight. Not sure what that is, but Iīll go find out!

... schedule of services - any church musicians reading this will realize how good they have it when I tell you there are 7 masses a day Mon-Fri, 9 masses on Saturday and 11 masses on Sunday. Donīt know if they all have music, but Iīve been in the cathedral 3 times during services and heard the organ each time. Havenīt heard any choirs though!

Other than this itīs the daily routine - classes and homework. Not too exciting, but Iīm learning a LOT! Hasta luego!

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... every night that we only have water. It stinks like crazy here. Monika and Paulina (the people who we are staying with) had to go to the dentist. So we just walked around town. We went to a place where we could print pictures. There were some funny ones of Monique. We also went into this huge store that had everything in it. There were clothes and I found a pair of pants that ...

... request), leading anthropologists to believe that the pre-Columbian people were aware of the butterflies, but their civilization was so completely destroyed during the Spanish conquests that the knowledge was lost until scientists "rediscovered" those sites in the 1970's. Luis had a curious habit of shouting out "Amigos! Parenthesis!" He might had an afterthought afterwards, but rarely would he close the parenthesis. Another Luisism was very academic ...

... we checked out the little bits and bobs for a half hour or so. There was beautiful fresh fruit and veg on sale and weīd have made a delicious dinner (well Iīd have probably cut the onions or something!) if weīd been staying in Patzcauro instead of returning to Morelia. Gorgeous jewellery there aswell but I just have too much in my rucksack as it is so I wonīt be purchasing anything for a long time! Iīve been really good actually. Havenīt even ...

... absolutley fabulous") these kind of tools often throw away their expensive clothes from home to buy the cheaply made local garb. Frequently you will hear how America is deystroying the planet and we are baby killers too you know. Ive got to come up with a name for these kind of people whom I see on every trip. Enough ranting. Back to my story. It was really quite a trip eating dinner, I forgot I was in Mexico and thought I was in Europe somewhere. I ...