Posada San Francisco Guanajuato

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 ...

... t matter any more. We attended one techno party with some great DJs in a park one sunny afternoon (a strange but wonderful experience that later spilled into a nearby club...a total of 12 hours in a row of dancing to some great music with a hip, friendly, and exhausted crew of people from all over Mexico). Another night (morning), we summited Pipila, a huge stone statue towering from atop Guanajuato ...

... 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 ...

... 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.

... br>- If there is an elder or lady near the guys will get up and let her sit.
- very respectful
- men open the doors for the ladies and let them go through the doors first
- Men usually walk on the street next to the lady who is on the sidewalk. (sidewalk isn't usually big enough for two)
- Men usually carry the ladies purse or backpack. No matter if it is their friend or girlfriend.

Smiling:
- Noone seems to do it. I smile ...

Saturday May 23th

The morning was punctuated by the sounds of
fireworks, that beat the crow of the roosters. While I have not
mentioned much about the fireworks they have been almost a daily and
nightly fixture during our stay in San Miguel. One morning the blasts
were so close that the percussion of the explosions shook the windows.
I was reminded of our trip to Menaggio last summer when the last night
we were the benefactors of a glorious display or fireworks out ...

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... really that controlling? *****y? But, I think that it is easier to explain this "trend" if I think of American women. Maybe its not that Mexican women are *****y, but that American women put up with far more disrespect than Mexican women. Maybe Mexican men want to be with us because we let them get away with more? Being a college student, I feel I have good reason to say that demanding respect is not always a strong point of American women. Just a thought. Haha,.. then again.. I ...

... the woman was speaking chinese for a good 15 min. After thinking through all the extra costs involved in taking design classes here... and the fact that I was kinda LOST-ha... I have decided to change my classes. Rather than take 3 design and 1 spanish class.. I have now changed to 3 spanish and 1 design class... and I am now taking a design class designed for students in my position. CLASSES NOW START MONDAY- we'll see how that goes. Now I dont have to take a ...