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Travel Blogs from Guanajuato
Much better!
... losing in Mexico, you don't get quiet and depressed like we do in the States. No, you yell and scream at your team and tell them how horrible they are. Oh, you're still loyal fans and you'll be back for the next game, but you let their team know your disappointment! Second, beer (and I'd assume anything else you might have) doesn't serve only as a refreshment, but also as a way to show your angry/disappointed feelings. How? By throwing it ...
Welcome to Guanajuato!
... we arrived at the house I'll be staying at. It's white with green--bright green--accents. Mario introduced me to Rebeca, the mom of the house. She's in her mid-60's. I also met some of her grandchildren that were there watching a movie--Manuel, Sol, and one more boy. Manuel and Sol are high school aged, and the other boy was younger. Her husband, Moises, was upstairs sleeping so I didn't meet him until the next ...
Kisses and corpses in Guanajuato
The beautiful university city of Guanajuato (meaning 'hill of frogs' in the P'urhépecha language) was founded in 1548 and built around mines after the Spaniards discovered silver in the area. In the 18th century it was one of the richest cities in the Spanish empire, producing around two thirds of the world's silver.
These days it doesn't produce quite so much silver, But it is, unsurprisingly, another Unesco World Heritage site.
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One unbelievably amazing day
... to be cremated as a result of this.
Next a drive to downtown and this was just too cool. The roads are underground and are like the tunnels in old silver mines that I've been in. single lanes and rock walls so close to then sides of the car. I would not like to learn to drive here. Saw the university of Guanajuato lunch at
which was so ...
A Strangely Normal Day
... that are due on Thursday. We are going to work on them in class tomorrow. It should be good, I think.
After our business class, Traci and I walked to our dance class. We got there around 8:35 and jumped right into the advanced salsa class. We got to learn two really cool patterns today. The first one was absolutely crazy! The move was really fast and hard. I learned some more arm movements today. I still need to work on them a lot, but ...