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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
I had just spent 30 min writing an entry when the computer's time ran out. And the entry, well, se fue. :(
Okay, so here's the recaps-
-Went to the park and the zoo for free yesterday. Saw lots of cool animals. :)
-Two new girls in the room: Gabby from Australia and Barbara from Peru.
- Is Day of the Dead (currently Day 2). Last night, all the little kids were dolled up and walking around with little skulls in the plazas and businesses, asking for candy and money. Also, about 2000 people in the zocalo. Huge sand murals about death, individual stalls set up by families with more murals of flowers, fruit, and candles to commemerate their dead, bands playing everywhere, street vendors blowing cotton candy into the air, roaming packs of good-looking, armed police officers, public security, and soldiers. :)
-We went to Mc Donald's last night. Were ambushed by a pack of 5 young boys who descended upon our french fries like a flock of birds (ate them all in 2 min!), told us jokes we didn't get in spanish, and presented me with this grimy, grubby, pink marshmellow as a 'special treat'. Yeah, that they probably found on the street!
-Gabby and I went out with candy, were mobbed by little pumpkins. I convinced her to give a piece of candy to one of the soldiers with the cool guns. He didn't think it was funny at all. However, his comrades did. Did they ever!!
-We were invited to a party next door. Gabby said no because it is Mexico City and we didn't know they guys (and girl). Of course, unfazed and undaunted, I attended. It was hilarious- upon entering the room this huge crowd of mexican guys came over to introduce themselves. Had an awesome time. Spent 5 hours talking on an outside balcony with 2 gorgeous mexican guys and several others who came and went. We listened to Molotov and Control Machete!! But then the other guys were mad because I wasn't talking to them and we had to leave because they were getting...rowdy from the tequila. All my new buds wanted the traditional kiss on the cheek and it took forever to make the round. My saviours had to come finally drag me out of their reaches.
- Went to some ruins today with Gabby (don't ask me to spell- about 11 letters and starts with a T. There :) We climbed the 3rd highest pyramid in the world, the Pyramid of the Sun, upon which there were stange people in white meditating and upon which I fell asleep for two hours and lost Gabby. I climbed the Pyramid of the Moon by myself and came home, being openly leered at on the metro. Fun stuff.
-They have even more stuff in the zocalo now. It's an insane mob. There are streetcars that have been pulled off their overhead lines and filled with skeletons and flowers. People
line up in droves to get inside. Thousands of people, hundreds of good looking soldiers :)
Well, going to the dico tonight with the guys from last night and Gabby so got to jet. Day of the Dead rocks!!!!!
I had just spent 30 min writing an entry when the computer's time ran out. And the entry, well, se fue. :(
Okay, so here's the recaps-
-Went to the park and the zoo for free yesterday. Saw lots of cool animals. :)
-Two new girls in the room: Gabby from Australia and Barbara from Peru.
- Is Day of the Dead (currently Day 2). Last night, all the little kids were dolled up and walking around with little skulls in the plazas and businesses, asking for candy and money. Also, about 2000 people in the zocalo. Huge sand murals about death, individual stalls set up by families with more murals of flowers, fruit, and candles to commemerate their dead, bands playing everywhere, street vendors blowing cotton candy into the air, roaming packs of good-looking, armed police officers, public security, and soldiers. :)
-We went to Mc Donald's last night. Were ambushed by a pack of 5 young boys who descended upon our french fries like a flock of birds (ate them all in 2 min!), told us jokes we didn't get in spanish, and presented me with this grimy, grubby, pink marshmellow as a 'special treat'. Yeah, that they probably found on the street!
-Gabby and I went out with candy, were mobbed by little pumpkins. I convinced her to give a piece of candy to one of the soldiers with the cool guns. He didn't think it was funny at all. However, his comrades did. Did they ever!!
-We were invited to a party next door. Gabby said no because it is Mexico City and we didn't know they guys (and girl). Of course, unfazed and undaunted, I attended. It was hilarious- upon entering the room this huge crowd of mexican guys came over to introduce themselves. Had an awesome time. Spent 5 hours talking on an outside balcony with 2 gorgeous mexican guys and several others who came and went. We listened to Molotov and Control Machete!! But then the other guys were mad because I wasn't talking to them and we had to leave because they were getting...rowdy from the tequila. All my new buds wanted the traditional kiss on the cheek and it took forever to make the round. My saviours had to come finally drag me out of their reaches.
- Went to some ruins today with Gabby (don't ask me to spell- about 11 letters and starts with a T. There :) We climbed the 3rd highest pyramid in the world, the Pyramid of the Sun, upon which there were stange people in white meditating and upon which I fell asleep for two hours and lost Gabby. I climbed the Pyramid of the Moon by myself and came home, being openly leered at on the metro. Fun stuff.
-They have even more stuff in the zocalo now. It's an insane mob. There are streetcars that have been pulled off their overhead lines and filled with skeletons and flowers. People
line up in droves to get inside. Thousands of people, hundreds of good looking soldiers :)
Well, going to the dico tonight with the guys from last night and Gabby so got to jet. Day of the Dead rocks!!!!!