La Casona Inn Valle de Bravo

... then decided on a McDonald's dinner so that Sophia could have some chicken nuggets, and the prices were quite good ($3.85 for a Big Mac meal). I felt a little bad to be eating American fast food in a country whose cuisine I love, but we had to think of Sophie. After dinner I edited photos and even posted some on Facebook. I so love photography! Meanwhile Sophia watched some videos on the video camera, repeatedly viewing the Slovenian folk dance we saw in Bovec ...

... with is so nice and the work itself is really interesting. We are doing a comparison of maternal mortality policies and state of maternal health in various Latin American countries, with other countries in Africa and Asia with a particular focus on gender and ethnicity. Luckily, I've been concentrating on the international literature so no need to start panicking about the Spanish just yet. I did however almost book a flight home immediately after my security briefing, but ...

... random guy on the street with curly hair) MacGyver - Um, no I don't think so. Police Officer - Oh OK, so anyway.......... MacGyver might have been having a conversation with Chief Wiggam from The Simpsons such was the comic timing. It was highly unlikely that the thief will be hanging around the streets having a coffee and testing out his newly acquired camera, but hey, this is Mexico and this might be the way things are done ...

... there during the rainy and green season. The Hacienda (or worker's village) is well-settled on its columned colonial foundations with stone pathways, arched entries, and stained-glass windows. The vision of the mission is to create educational and employment opportunities for the local indigenous people. With a Christian philosophy and foundation at the mission, the days of work at the Hacienda begin with a devotion. I contributed to the ...

... middle of the night but here it was 17.30... I still tought I was in Norway somewhere but with a lot of small brown people all-around saying ola chicka.. haha.. it was only 15 degrees so I was freezing and shocked that it was actually that cold but then someone told me ...

... corners keep this huge city in check... or is it in corruption. Thousands of people are selling illegal things on the street: cds, dvds, etc, but thanks to the police and in turn to the politicians, this system keeps on working well. Shops do also sell legal stuff (I assumed) such as food, fruits, nuts, porn magazines, lots of it actually, at every street corners and along every major arteries. Most of the Mexicans I have spoken to say that their ...

Hello everyone! I am finally in Mexico!! I´m currently living in a Hacienda along with everyone else from AV in Santa Maria and it is stunning, we are so lucky to be in it! We ahve been having Spanish lessons every weekday, and will do until friday from 9-2 so hardcore...I will have to come back fluent now...no excuses. We move to our villages on Saturday, and mine is called ...

... This class is meant to prepare us for the countries we'll be visiting by studying their geography, culture, and politics. Additionally it's supposed to teach us the value of observation and critical thinking when we're in port. My other classes are Psychology Of Personality, Religious Ethics, and The Inter-group Dialogue: Reflecting On Ourselves To View Others. All of my teachers seem as eager as I am to be on this voyage, and have therefore made the majority of the ...

... filled with people, cars, cabs, political activists, booths, Aztec dancers, venders, and signs protesting the recent credulous elections. To me it was very much alive, however I know that it was just a normal day. On other days the Zocalo would and could become electric. Huitzilopochtli was impressed when I told him that the beauty of the Zocalo reminded me in some ways of the Piazza San Marco in Venice. However, I maintain that the Zocalo is even more impressive. To be continued...

Can I just say now, that I am extremely thankful to my college Spanish teacher, because I remember waaaaaaaaaaay more Spanish than I had ever imagined! It is both the most empowering and humbling feeling, to be thrust into a country where you cannot communicate effectively. Asking to go to the bathroom, how to buy a water, or if it is going to rain, become so labor intensive. But...I am getting better. Between my Spanish-English dictionary, two semesters of college ...