If this post isn't assurance enough, I did make it to Mexico City safe and sound. We're staying at the cutest little hostel right off of Zocalo Plaza. It's like a 24 hour party here. Except in the mornings. I guess people finally go to bed around 4 or 5. Some interesting highlights of the first couple days:
- I'm practicing my Spanish! It's not as horrible as I thought it would be because I can still communicate but it definitely needs work. Most of the people are so nice about it and seem thrilled that you're even trying to use their language. It's quite exciting. But, I seem to forget the most basic phrases right as I need to use them. That's frustrating.
- I accidentally had tequila icecream. I couldn't understand the guy explaining the flavors and it looked like it had graham crackers in it. My tongue still feels like it licked a litter box. It was a waste of 12 pesos. But, I did have some pretty stellar icecream last night.
- I might fail my tour class. It's just reading and then quizzes on the reading almost every morning at breakfast. Not too bad, right? Wrong! I tried 4 times to get through the reading (in the airport, on the plane, on the bus ride, and at night) and couldn't stay awake long enough to get through 3 paragraphs. I go to the sites and learn a lot from those but I'm just so exhausted and can't stay awake to complete my reading. I really hate assigned reading. And papers.
- I touched a cactus. I knew it was stupid but I just had to do it. It was one of those with all the microscopic needles on it. So, imagine me wandering around the ruins of Teotihuacan trying to pull them out of my fingers with my really llllllllllooooonnnnggg fingernails (sarcasm - lots of sarcasm about the length of my nails) while fending off the vendors. Yup, it was that cool.
- No, gracias! Those words automatically come out of my mouth when people approach me. The vendors are waiting around every corner to lure American tourists into buying their goods. Haha, if only they knew how stingy I was........I am not paying 250 pesos for bracelets! Do you see me wearing bracelets right now? No. Then why would I want to buy bracelets? I don't. But I did buy something. You'll find out later what it is.
I think there was a lot more that I wanted to type about but I'm getting tired and this room is kind of smoky and my lungs hate me.
Family, I love you and I'm excited to spend a couple days with you in about a month. I'll keep this blog updated as best I can and stay in touch. Mi madre, you should check to see if texting is free. Some of my classmates can still text without additional charges even though the calling rates are lethal. Just a thought.
Have a great day :)
1 comment:
Glad to hear you arrived safe and sound and are hanging onto your wallet well! Try getting some sleep and you just might be able to do your reading. I'll check into texting, but Alltel usually finds a way to milk us dry. Quit touching cacti and anything else that most people with good sense don't touch! Love you!
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