Hotel Sautto San Miguel de Allende

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 ...

... tallest hill, to watch the sun rise, only to discover there was already a crowd there getting ready to start the next day of festivities. Not to mention the greasy and delicious tacos we scarfed at 6:30 that morning, right before starting our climb...dinner for (early) breakfast! As Ana would say, porque no?


We got back to GDL four days later; exhausted, dirty, and happy as churros rellenos.

I touched down in Leon exactly on time (11:07 pm). The first person I encountered as I stepped off the plane onto the tarmac was a uniformed man in a balaclava, bristling with guns. We didn't exchange pleasantries.
My Mexican amigo (via Sally), Daniel, was waiting for me inside the terminal. How wonderful to have a local to pick me up at such a late hour! He took me to his family's little country house in an enormous estate not far from ...

... and Tuesday I have culture class. I love it. The teacher knew I was new and didn't know much, so he was very animated. He knows some English. He was asking the class how to say these two words in English so I would understand (because he thought i didn't). Out of everyone (who were all on a higher lever) I knew both words. He was shocked. It was awesome. I pick up on the most random things.

... a lazy morning for all us, with Bob and Melinda still exploring parts of the Casa, Bob discovering the upstairs terrace and all of us taking time to get some items for breakfast and checking the literature for the area and some ideas that Sheila and I shared with them and some of the plans that they developed from the literature. There is an endless array of things to do and consider. We did venture out by cab to the Mega store to pick up some food supplies. When we came out the store ...

... was becoming more diffcult as i became more immersed in your culture. Mexico you love to celebrate and there was never any shortages of holidays or celebrations and the many fireworks. Thank You for the insight i received regarding death in your culture its given me lots to think about the fact that death is such an open topic that is so celebrated i found observing it up close and personal has definitely shifted my perception.My ...

... filling the inside of William's heart. The attendant starts to look at possible flights but suggests the best thing to do is take a taxi from Dulles to Reagan. She thought th**e was enough time to make the flight. Of course the doom and gloom cloud was drifting in but rath** than stand paralyzed with thought of the trip starting in disast** William takes h** advice and heads toward the taxi stand with his 2 bags, back pack and canes. Slowly and methodically moving ...

hola mis amigos! esta 7:09am SMA time and i've just returned home from the most ridiculous fiesta i've ever seen! the town begins gathering in "El Jardin" (the town's central square) early friday evening and stays for events at midnight (I missed this one as i was having a nap) and 3am (parade of giant papier mache dolls & stars) - i just missed this one because we were having some tequila shots at a nearby bar :P. 4am ...

... goods, and wood work among other things. I feel like there is enough tourism in Patscuaro to support these little towns also, but because people donīt need to leave Patscuaro to find those goods, they were ghost towns. The morning we drove around the lake we stopped at a couple of different sites of ruins, although many of the ancient structures had been rebuilt. The first place that we stopped at we were the only visitors, so Sucia got to run around the ...

... unique items. Some of the stuff is really expensive. There are lots of reasonably priced items too. Of course as usual everything I fall in love with and want to buy is huge! Looks like we might be sending another box home from here. San Miguel has markets, markets and more markets. The Tuesday market is one of the biggest ones. We checked it out the other day. There are stalls of stuff going for as far as the eye can see. Everything you can imagine is there. Clothing ...