Earlier today, as Tina and I were returning to school, Tina asked me a very interesting question. And I thought I would just restate it here ( Read more... )

Oh, December. This is it. I'm down to my last two weeks here in Mexico. I have yet to sort through all the emotions, but I can tell already I have grown very attached to this place. I have come to love waking up in Mexico City, taking the metro to work, exploring different places, shopping in the Zona Rosa, eating lunch for $2 USD from a ( Read more... )

Statement by Ambassador Garza ( Read more... )

Time for an update. 1) because I don’t have anything else to do and 2) just cause it’s been a while ( Read more... )

Here's a list of a few things I've learned from traveling to another country and living there ( Read more... )

Less than a month left. I seriously can't believe it. It will be hard to leave this place, I'll admit ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've really updated. So here goes...this week has been a long one, although it went by very fast. Día de los Muertos was last week on Thursday. We didn't have to work, and there were no classes from Wednesday on. Us estadounidenses took Friday off work to celebrate a long weekend in Cuernavaca. We left Friday morning - took ( Read more... )

I just realized that I am registered for 6 classes next semester. Ahhh!! Accounting, Hispanic Lit, US Foreign Policy, Marketing, International Econ, and Religion/World Affairs. No 8 am classes, though! And only one night class.

Yes, Mexico celebrates Halloween. In a big way. A friend of ours from school, Marcela, had a party on Saturday night, and it was amazing. Sadly, I didn't have a costume :( ...and one of the only ones not in costume. But no worries...there's still the rest of this week and next weekend to celebrate one of the greatest holidays on the continent. Some ( Read more... )

Yes, I finally have new pictures to share! These would be from about three weeks ago in Cuernavaca. I'm taking my film in to be developed today so you can all see pictures that go all the way back to Tepoztlan and from Acapulco. Some of these pics might be a little dark, I'll add more edited ones later...


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