Murillo Plaza Guanajuato

I am now apart of a church body. I have been there about 3 weeks. I love it. I am really great friends with the Pastor's son, and he has helped me abundanatly. He has introduced me to the other church people and shows me around town. He is awesome. He can speak English fluently, so when I need help he is my translator. He is so funny ...

I will be moving out of this house Jan. 1. I have found a place that is 1/2 of what I pay now. It is my own apartament, not shared. BUT, to ease your mind the landlady lives right next door. I go Monday to pay her 1/2 rent for Jan. for her to save it for me. She said she will give me the keys then. She has already invited me to go with her shopping, or whatever else I need. Also, she found out I had nothing except clothes, and bought a couch and a new table and chairs for the kitchen. She said ...

... why. I told him I am a Christian, then he said he was too (but he believed you could have sex at 18, not based on the Bible) and I told him the Bible says not to until you are married and that is what I follow. He was shocked. He didn't believe me at first. So, I preceeded to tell him my testimony. He was shocked again, he couldn't believe I ever did those things, because I am so different now. It was awesome! God gave me all the words to say. I love God. This guy ...

... his own seat, where he immediately fell asleep.

I loved the ride. It was comfortable, short (about an hour an a half) and scenic - and included a complimentary goodie bag of a breakfast bar and a bottle of flavoured water (no plain water available).

When I arrived at the bus station just outside of town at St Miguel de Allende, the taxi driver that was next in line, and therefore the one for me, had a tantrum when I indicated that I needed to find my ...

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 ...

... that many travelers are not afraid to push the envelope and venture into areas that are off limits to the conventional traveler. Well I guess there is a reason why there is a category of travel called adventure travel and that does not tend to be to Cancun nor the French Riviera. The point being that the more you travel the more you are likely to venture beyond the ordinary and the more your limits for risk aversion are raised. (lowered ...

... site so I could snatch a few pictures. It was really a beautiful day to remember the family. Side note.... Also, as I was confused before in how the gov. has the power to check the bodies of the deceased for mummification... Oscar told me that when someone dies, you can either buy their place in the wall, or not. And if you don't buy their place, the gov. decides where they go, and has the power to remove the body the replace it with another-or whatever they want without obligation to ...

You should visit Guanajuato. This is also an old mining town. Mining towns are the nicest, because the Spanish who ran them were the richest, and built the most beautiful towns. But where the cobblestnes in Zacatecas were rough and massive, here they are refined and even laid in patterns. And instead of cars making their way through the alleys (note: Mexican drivers are ...

... on the first day of our class at the school, who we had met before in north mexico through some other friends we made. As we have got to know him a bit better we have learnt that he is somewhat famous in Germany, as he is on a three year round the world trip on his motorcycle and is relying on people giving donations to fund his trip. He also raises a lot ...

... city seen from one of the surrounding mountains all contributed to an unforgetable weekend. No wonder this city is a UN World Heritage Site.

CEPE, the school I attended, organized various day and weekend trips throughout the term. This particular weekend they went to Guanajuato. My friends and I decided to do the trip on our own, and it was a decision that we absolutely did not regret. We travelled to Guanajuato by ...