Radisson Hotel Puebla

... While people were worshipping.

But my host brother said it was common. So, I took some pictures.

And then he took me to see the body of Saint Francisco.

Yup, his actual body. I didn't take a picture of that. But wow! What an experience, huh?

We visited a few more markets (I bought a beautiful scarf for about $6 USD) and then went to pick up the rest of the family. Edgardo and his family (his wife and 3 children) took Ronja and I to their ...

... children and were part of the "village" that is working to mold them into wonderful people.

After the last 2 groups, we rode back to our facility for education time and then went back to our host family's home for the night.

Friday was our performance day. My first performance in Mexico! I was so excited! We had a pretty good crowd and I was able to play 4 songs on the piano as I worked myself back into performing with the cast. They whole ...

... br>Dry your clothes outside. People don't even own dryers in Mexico! The fresh air will dry your clothes just fine!


Wash your clothes when you have full loads.


Turn your thermostat down at night. It's more healthy to sleep in cooler temperatures anyway!


Water:
Use shower water only when you need it. For example, use water to get a good lather of soap and then shut off the water. Turn it on when you need to rinse off.


Brush your ...

... the mob. At Gate 1, the guard told us that the bus only picked up once every hour until past noon. Service at Gate 2 was every 15 minutes. At Gate 2, we flagged down a passing bus for 33 pesos each and were dropped off at Ines Verdes on the Metro line. Perfect! On our way to the hostel, we picked up ADO first class tickets for Puebla at the Ticketbus counter near the Plaza Nacional exit to the Metro Zocalo exit. The day was going smoothly, almost too smoothly until I found ...

Puebla is mostly famous for inventing mole poblano- a chocolate and chili sauce they pour over chicken, and for being a bastion of conservative values. The conservatism wasn´t that apparent in the Plazuela de los Sapos on Saturday night when several overexcited local students tried to show us how to salsa, but perhaps it´s more about the city´s ...

Puebla est la capitale de l'Etat du même nom, située à 110 km de Mexico, encerclée par les volcans Popocatepetl, Iztaccihuatl et Malinche. C'est la quatrième plus grande ville du Mexique, où se situe l'usine Volkswagen qui produisait les célèbres ...

... very hard. Lili's brother even climbed/or ran up the wall to catch and return the ball without falling. My guess is you will need to see the pictures to understand the game. I had difficulty at first even when i was there watching it. Today we also went downtown to see the "alters" for The Day of the Dead. This was very interesting also. Each alter is in honor of someone who has passed, usually a relative or famous person. There are ...

... Infantil (Molly and Melissa): We have had a lot of interesting times with the children from the Estacion Infantil. The first couple of weeks it took the kids a while to warm up to us in the mornings. However, now when we come through the door they greet us with hugs and smiles and they are sad to see us leave at the end of the day. We have ...

... verkleidet , gebaut wurden, dann in spaeteren Generationen komplett neu ueberbaut (also als Fuellung fuer eine noch groessere Pyramide genutzt), also im Gegensatz zur Aegyptischen Pyramide nicht massiv gebaut sind, ist nach einer Pluenderung fuer Baumaterial nix mehr zu sehen. So, kaut mal noch schoen an dem letztem satz...nacht

... this Spanish mark of imperialism a huge Mexican flag tries to obscure it in the middle of the square (again probably the biggest flag I have seen). And tucked to the side of the cathedral are the ruins of what used to be Templo Mayor - the main Aztec temple. You can feel all the history in Mexico City. And it has great art and a great Anthropological museum. After a couple days I went to visit the ancient city of Teotihucuan just north of Mexico City. Built before the Aztecs (800 ...