Howard Johnson Hotel - Veracruz

Me and my bag have had some issues and it decided to go on a little trip on its´own for 19 hours! It went down to the state of Oxacala, which i hear is quite nice this time of year. My bag seemed to enjoy it and came and joined me in Veracruz the next morning. I was rather ****** off though as it went without letting me know and the poor quality of my Spanish came to light when i was ...

Good morning! The sun in shining in Veracruz and I have finished packing. Today we leave for Puebla and I'm saddened to hear that the drive is only about 3 hours long. I wish it was more as I could greatly use the sleep but c'est la vie! I'll get what I can!<br><br>Last night we performed for a crowd of over 300 people and what a receptive audience they were. It seemed small since the venue we were in held almost 4,000 people, but this crowd definitely made ...

... come to the actual show tomorrow!<br><br>As I have mentioned I have learned so many lessons here in Veracruz. The odd thing is is that these are lessons that I have been trying to learn my whole life. I was telling this to my parents last night and my dad gave me this look like, "Megan, we've been trying to get you to understand this for how many years?" Yes Dad, it's true. However there is this feeling that one gets when traveling with UWP. I can't explain it and I finally ...

... br><br>After spending most of the morning and afternoon at Coco Aventura, we went a boat cruise and toured important economical and historical parts of Veracruz. One of the most interesting places that we visited was the Castillo de San Juan de Ulua. This famous historical tourist attraction was once a large fort that protected Veracruz from Britain pirates. The cannons are still perched atop the fortress! It was such a great sight to see ...

Hi friends :)<br><br>Just wanted to wish you all a fabulous Wednesday! I've had a crazy 3 days here as we were prepping for the cast's arrival on Sunday and Monday, the cast arrived on Monday, and today was our first full day with the cast as well as Mexican Independence Day! I started a blog tonight but need to get up early tomorrow as we are going to the beach! I'll be sure to finish tomorrow!<br><br>I hope you all are well :)<br><br>Hugs,<br>Megan<br>

... to the best of my knowledge). The cast will be spending time with their host families on Saturday (19) and Sunday (20) will be our show! The following Monday (21) we depart for Puebla. <br><br>Soon, very soon, we leave for Europe! October 5!<br><br>I will have internet until the morning of the 21st but after that, I'm not sure. So far it seems that each member of the cast has had internet so hopefully it won't be an issue.<br><br>However, never fear! I have a backup plan ...

... ist noch in vollem Gange. Wer jetzt schlafen will, hat Pech gehabt, es sei denn, er hat ein Zimmer sehr weit hinten im Hotel (so wie wir :-)). Auch fuer die naechsten Tage sind Umzuege und Konzerte geplant, denn die Feier ist ja bekanntlich erst am Mittwoch zu Ende. Als wir am Sonntag gegen 1 Uhr (mittags) aus dem Bett fallen, ist der Vormittagsumzug schon vorbei, was aber nicht so tragisch ist, denn wir wollen ohnehin lieber etwas unsere Ohren schonen. Wir wandern ...

... lonely saltwater catfish.....Malcolm Dinwiddie would have dubbed the fish a "**** Wrastler".....It looked like it had low self esteem compared tothe uppity Koi.... The choice of venue from which we are writting this is like a latino Graceland....the music is fitting - "Give it to me superman".... So far the navigation has been fairly fool proof, but there are a lot of turns ahead of us..... We are looking to get in the water on the Pacific sometime soon. . .

... this time to the Zocalo. I went with one of my sweet mates (Angela) and some of the other Duke students to get lunch. Apparently they are really big eaters! Since Veracruz is a seaport they found a restaurant that served almost nothing but seafood. Not exactly my first choice, but I dealt. They ordered shrimp, fish (with the head and tail still on! ugh!), and octopus! And so much food! And the bill still came out to an average of only $10/person. Of ...

Once you've got a load to carry, the last thing you want to do is travel. You want to get where you&#8217;re going as fast as you can. So I bypass all the little stops along the way, even the big stop in Mexico City, opting instead for the coastal route through Veracruz. I didn&#8217;t ...