Hotel Real Rex Leon

... see. I really want to work with the kids too. They are so adorable. My friend (the pastor's son) is the worship director. He is teaching the kids Christmas songs now for when they sing infront of the church. So, he has invited me to watch that everyday this last week. They are so stinkin' cute. I love it. I guess that is it for now.

... ones she was going to put in it was too ugly for me. She is so sweet. She is doing everything she can to help me. It is in a safe part of town, and is closer to downtown. Now it will take me about 10 min. to walk to church and school. =) I am SUPER excited. Can't wait to finally cook for myself again. =) I really miss it. Oh, and it is big enough that I can have the whole 20 people over from my SS class. =) So, that is all. DON'T WORRY. I am doing great, and I LOVE MEXICO.!!!!!!! =)

guess what, I just shared my testimony in spanish with a guy who speaks some english. he even repeated back to me the whole thing and remembered everything. First, he was here to help me study for school, then he said he would help me with my homework.. my homework ended up being the reason I got to share. I had to write 10 suggestions, advice I would give my kids. So, first one, no sex before marriage. He freaked out and ...

So - I've been in Mexico for about a week and a half now. I remember that when I got to Thailand it took about two weeks before I began to get over the whole to-do of the the long plane ride and the gereral disorientation - not knowing one single familiar landmark. Spending the first two days with Daniel was a wonderful way to get started, but eventually I had to head off on my own and start trying to figure things out for myself.

The first thing I did when he ...

... what luck! Thus ensued almost three fascinating hours with my own personal guide. I was especially interested in her discourse about the early people and their (somewhat grizzly) customs and beliefs. Amongst many other things,I learned about their underlying world views regarding life and death, and how this translated into their rituals of sacrifice. I also found out more than I ever wanted to know about the exact nature of the ...

... was called Cero Gordo...apparently in Mexico they call mountains Ceros, which means zero...so figure that one out. The city was so beautiful and at this overlook was a pretty little Catholic church with gorgeous stain glass windows. After this we met up with one of the women I met the day before and went downtown. We did a little more shopping and ended up going to this little place for lunch that specialized in fruit. I ...

... Mexican market. Such a fun place to be- I swear you wouldn't believe me if I told you some of the stuff you could buy. There are more pictures from my first day in my photo album! welp. sorry that was so long. If you don't want to be notified every time I update my blog- just let me know and I will take your e-mail off my list. my address is Loma de Guijas #2 Col. Pastita Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36090 love and miss you all! Danielle

... handle terribly in the dirt. We made our way - cautiously at first - the road was rocky and several sections were definitely 4x4 only. But the grip was good with Metzler Tourance tires (no commercial plugs here, just info for the moto-heads), which are rated 90% street, 10% dirt, and we cruised along in second gear, about 25 miles an hour, taking in the breathtaking views and watching the temp gauge on the motor hover around 6 bars ...

... over the town; it is possible to see all the main sights from above. Back down once more and we went to the smallest alleyway in the town, the Callejon de Beso, or alley of the kiss. This alleyway is so narrow that two of the balconies almost touch, being only 68 cms apart. There is a legend of a rich girl and poor miner exchanging kisses from one balcony to the other and, as usual, then meeting a tragic end. From here it is back to the bus to return to the camp.

... of me with my new Mexican buddies (and Rissa and Rach) are right near the end, third from the bottom. There's also another one of me (looking like a gorm!) in there somewhere, so see if you can find me! I've also follwed Rissa around to her classes, and my God are the children in this country hyper! Honestly, they were up and down like a bride's nighty (if you'll excuse the Shuttleworth language there) every lesson. Although one of the ...