The weekend was pretty busy and packed with beer. ha
Friday we had our goodbye dinner with the program since some people are leaving early. It was at Karen and Lalo's house and the tacos were amazing although they arrived late. Yuri made this really cool DVD montage of photos and videos that we all watched - it is really cool, I just wish I could make something creative like that haha. After, we were planning on going to Ambre's boyfriend's birthday party but the tequila never arrived so we went to La Diabla instead. Drinking the dark draft beer caught up with us pretty quickly - Yuri ended up going home early haha. The next place we went was In La'kech and we stayed there until 4AM when it closed. After we went to La Dama to dance salsa but the music was broken so instead we went to some cantina that was over by where Jack used to live, it was such a far walk! I ended up getting home around 6:30 so it was a pretty successful night.
Saturday I stayed around the house because I was pretty tired but later I walked down to Yuri's house because we went to watch the UFC fights at a botañero. We were there for a few hours and after eating a drinking for a while we went to Los Lobos for a couple more beers. Saturday was a little bit of an earlier night because I got home around 2:30.
As for yesterday, Marlen had a comida at her aunt's house which was amazing. Her family made all of us gorditas. After eating they brought out the beer so most of us had a couple which were pretty refreshing because it was so hot out! It was a good time but then I went home to write my last history paper. As of last night, I'm officially done with all my school work! Now I have a little under a week before I go to Tuxpan on Saturday.
I think this week is going to be pretty busy, but I'll write more about that later! Only 17 more days until I come home! :) / :(
Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The circus and a bachelorette party
Last weekend was pretty eventful - the house was full almost the whole time with family.
On Friday I went to the circus which was pretty fun but I couldn't help but feel a little bad for all the tigers they had. I can't imagine being a tiger and bearing this heat. It was also pretty entertaining because of the pink performing dogs along with camels, horses, clowns, acrobats, etc.
Saturday we had a bachelorette party at the house for Mely and it was the theme of Grease which was pretty entertaining. Yuri, Ambre, and I dressed up as the pink ladies and pretty much won the majority of the games - I never knew games at a B party were so much fun! It was our first B party too so I think we were guaranteed a good time. After dinner we busted out the tequila and stuck around the house for a little while, talking and listening to music. Yuri went home early and I headed downtown with Ambre and Patas for a little while until the tequila caught up with me and I had to go home haha.
Sunday was mostly occupied by my hangover until the afternoon. I mostly just bummed around the house and went to a movie at nighttime with Anai and her friend.
Now I only have about a week and a half left here in Guanajuato before I head over to Tuxpan before leaving Mexico for the U.S. I'm excited to go see Miguel but the end of every day leaves me kind of sad because I know my time is coming to a close. More on that later I guess...I'll try to write as much as possible about my last few weeks here.
On Friday I went to the circus which was pretty fun but I couldn't help but feel a little bad for all the tigers they had. I can't imagine being a tiger and bearing this heat. It was also pretty entertaining because of the pink performing dogs along with camels, horses, clowns, acrobats, etc.
Saturday we had a bachelorette party at the house for Mely and it was the theme of Grease which was pretty entertaining. Yuri, Ambre, and I dressed up as the pink ladies and pretty much won the majority of the games - I never knew games at a B party were so much fun! It was our first B party too so I think we were guaranteed a good time. After dinner we busted out the tequila and stuck around the house for a little while, talking and listening to music. Yuri went home early and I headed downtown with Ambre and Patas for a little while until the tequila caught up with me and I had to go home haha.
Sunday was mostly occupied by my hangover until the afternoon. I mostly just bummed around the house and went to a movie at nighttime with Anai and her friend.
Now I only have about a week and a half left here in Guanajuato before I head over to Tuxpan before leaving Mexico for the U.S. I'm excited to go see Miguel but the end of every day leaves me kind of sad because I know my time is coming to a close. More on that later I guess...I'll try to write as much as possible about my last few weeks here.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi
I want to write something, but I just don't know what..
Not too much has been going on this week, but I feel that as my time is winding down I should write as much as I can. Let's see...Monday I skipped class because my bed just sounded so much better than walking to the bus and going up to the Valenciana. Sara told me that we probably won't have class for the rest of the semester now because all that's left is our final projects - so now I don't have class on Mondays or Wednesdays! Anai and I also went to zumba class too. We hadn't gone in two weeks plus the workout was probably the hardest one we've done so far; also, I think I have a crush on the instructor. ha.
Tuesday was the same as usual - class in the morning then from 4-8. It was nice after though because Yuri and I went to the irish bar to get a couple beers then we went to eat tacos by my house. You have no idea how great a beer tastes after 4 hours of history class.
Yesterday was Dia del Estudiante (day of the student) so classes were cancelled! There was a concert during the day, but it was banda so I definitely didn't go. Instead I stayed home most of the afternoon and worked on homework...what a cool way to celebrate a day off right? Yuri called me when they got out of the concert so I headed downtown to meet up with them. We went to Lobby for a little while - I drank 2 beers and a caguama and was pretty much ready to party right after, but the girls were tired so we kinda called it an early night after going to Zilch for a beer. It was fine though because we had class this morning and were tired for it anyway.
So Anai and I went to zumba tonight and there was a new instructor and he was awful! Well, first of all he was no where near as handsome as the other two that are normally there because he was chubby and just all around ugly. And the class wasn't very good either...he was doing all this weird stuff that I couldn't keep up with and basically I just missed the other guy (the one I have a small crush on haha). We really realized how much we like the other guys after tonight, so I think from now on we're going to check who's teaching which class.
I think I'm going to have a fun-filled weekend, but more on what's going to happen in my next blog! I can't give everything away yet!
Not too much has been going on this week, but I feel that as my time is winding down I should write as much as I can. Let's see...Monday I skipped class because my bed just sounded so much better than walking to the bus and going up to the Valenciana. Sara told me that we probably won't have class for the rest of the semester now because all that's left is our final projects - so now I don't have class on Mondays or Wednesdays! Anai and I also went to zumba class too. We hadn't gone in two weeks plus the workout was probably the hardest one we've done so far; also, I think I have a crush on the instructor. ha.
Tuesday was the same as usual - class in the morning then from 4-8. It was nice after though because Yuri and I went to the irish bar to get a couple beers then we went to eat tacos by my house. You have no idea how great a beer tastes after 4 hours of history class.
Yesterday was Dia del Estudiante (day of the student) so classes were cancelled! There was a concert during the day, but it was banda so I definitely didn't go. Instead I stayed home most of the afternoon and worked on homework...what a cool way to celebrate a day off right? Yuri called me when they got out of the concert so I headed downtown to meet up with them. We went to Lobby for a little while - I drank 2 beers and a caguama and was pretty much ready to party right after, but the girls were tired so we kinda called it an early night after going to Zilch for a beer. It was fine though because we had class this morning and were tired for it anyway.
So Anai and I went to zumba tonight and there was a new instructor and he was awful! Well, first of all he was no where near as handsome as the other two that are normally there because he was chubby and just all around ugly. And the class wasn't very good either...he was doing all this weird stuff that I couldn't keep up with and basically I just missed the other guy (the one I have a small crush on haha). We really realized how much we like the other guys after tonight, so I think from now on we're going to check who's teaching which class.
I think I'm going to have a fun-filled weekend, but more on what's going to happen in my next blog! I can't give everything away yet!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Another Sunday
This is probably one of my most accomplished weekends so far. As mentioned in my last post, we had our FAC celebration last Friday which was a huge success. Only my really good friends showed up which made it even better...as Yuri said, "we don't want any wet towels hanging out with us" (she meant wet blanket I think ha) We showed up at La Diabla right at 1:00 when they opened, but it's Mexico, of course they're weren't ready for business right at 1. So Yuri, Rebecca, and I went shopping for a little while until 2:00 when we went to El Botañero for micheladas which were delicious. We stayed there for a while, I actually don't know what time we left. After there, we headed to La Diabla and drank some pitchers of beer. Later after everyone was served plenty, we went to Lobby, stayed there for a little while, then went to get pizza which was of course amazing. Some people were starting to go home at this point; I think it was around 11:00 or something? I stayed out with a few more people and we went to Los Lobos for another beer and I ended up going home around 1AM, so yeah, I was drinking for about 11 hours. I'd say it was pretty successful.
On Saturday I woke up hungover but still with the plan to write at least half of my 10 page literature paper. And guess what, I wrote all 10 pages...it was awful but I'm really glad it's done. I still have a lot of other stuff to do before the end of the semester, but at least that's off my mind. I mean I cheated a little bit because I used part of an essay from last semester, but it still counts right? So yeah, yesterday was pretty uneventful...I guess I tried to keep myself busy too so I wouldn't think about all my friends and family celebrating Syttende Mai.
Today I think I'm just going to do more homework & maybe go see Robin Hood with Anai and Mickey. We'll see I guess! Only about a month before I come home and when I think about it I get kinda bummed out. I'm excited to see everyone but it's sad to think that I'll be leaving Mexico for good for a while. Now's the time to enjoy my last month here...which is why I have to get all my homework down ASAP!
On Saturday I woke up hungover but still with the plan to write at least half of my 10 page literature paper. And guess what, I wrote all 10 pages...it was awful but I'm really glad it's done. I still have a lot of other stuff to do before the end of the semester, but at least that's off my mind. I mean I cheated a little bit because I used part of an essay from last semester, but it still counts right? So yeah, yesterday was pretty uneventful...I guess I tried to keep myself busy too so I wouldn't think about all my friends and family celebrating Syttende Mai.
Today I think I'm just going to do more homework & maybe go see Robin Hood with Anai and Mickey. We'll see I guess! Only about a month before I come home and when I think about it I get kinda bummed out. I'm excited to see everyone but it's sad to think that I'll be leaving Mexico for good for a while. Now's the time to enjoy my last month here...which is why I have to get all my homework down ASAP!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Happy Mother's Day!
Another weekend report...
Friday I went out with my friends to watch the Mexico soccer game at a new sports bar which was really fun. The new bar is awesome - a bucket of 6 beers is 100 pesos, which is about 16 pesos each - super cheap! Plus they give you unlimited peanuts! The score was 0-0 which was boring, but there's another game tomorrow night so we're gonna go back! After the game we went to another bar called La Diabla for a few more drinks. We played dominos there too.
On Saturday I went to a baptism party with my family. The food was really good, but it was a little boring since I didn't know anyone. Mickey and I were talking for a while - mostly about this ghost of a child that used to be around their house a while ago. Now I'm scared to sleep in my room. There was a pool at the party but we just dipped out feet in the water instead of swimming. We got home around 9 and then I did homework for a couple hours. I think I'm more productive at times most people wouldn't do homework - like weekend nights.
Today has been pretty low key. I wasn't going to shower, but ended up doing it anyway. It's Mother's Day in the U.S. - Mexico celebrates it tomorrow. I was kind of wishing I was home to spend time with my family today. Anyway, I called Mom, Nana, and Nana Mary to wish them a Happy Mother's Day - it was really nice talking to all of them. I also sent Mom flowers which I'm hoping were really pretty since I don't know what they look like. I did homework most of the day - it took me forever to finish reading for history. It hailed in the afternoon and everyone here was amazed except me haha, I don't think it happens too much. I've had an annoying headache for most of the day too. Tomorrow I have a presentation in my literature class; I'm not really ready but I have my cheat sheets that I'm gonna try not to read too much off of. Other than that, just ready to get through the week, looking forward to the two soccer games, one tomorrow and another on Thursday. For Friday I organized an FAC outing with my friends which should be a lot of fun too. That's all for now, goodnight!
Friday I went out with my friends to watch the Mexico soccer game at a new sports bar which was really fun. The new bar is awesome - a bucket of 6 beers is 100 pesos, which is about 16 pesos each - super cheap! Plus they give you unlimited peanuts! The score was 0-0 which was boring, but there's another game tomorrow night so we're gonna go back! After the game we went to another bar called La Diabla for a few more drinks. We played dominos there too.
On Saturday I went to a baptism party with my family. The food was really good, but it was a little boring since I didn't know anyone. Mickey and I were talking for a while - mostly about this ghost of a child that used to be around their house a while ago. Now I'm scared to sleep in my room. There was a pool at the party but we just dipped out feet in the water instead of swimming. We got home around 9 and then I did homework for a couple hours. I think I'm more productive at times most people wouldn't do homework - like weekend nights.
Today has been pretty low key. I wasn't going to shower, but ended up doing it anyway. It's Mother's Day in the U.S. - Mexico celebrates it tomorrow. I was kind of wishing I was home to spend time with my family today. Anyway, I called Mom, Nana, and Nana Mary to wish them a Happy Mother's Day - it was really nice talking to all of them. I also sent Mom flowers which I'm hoping were really pretty since I don't know what they look like. I did homework most of the day - it took me forever to finish reading for history. It hailed in the afternoon and everyone here was amazed except me haha, I don't think it happens too much. I've had an annoying headache for most of the day too. Tomorrow I have a presentation in my literature class; I'm not really ready but I have my cheat sheets that I'm gonna try not to read too much off of. Other than that, just ready to get through the week, looking forward to the two soccer games, one tomorrow and another on Thursday. For Friday I organized an FAC outing with my friends which should be a lot of fun too. That's all for now, goodnight!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Ixtapa Weekend
I left last Wednesday to go see Mom & Dad in Ixtapa for an early weekend. I got back last night...
~Friday~
~Wednesday~
I got to Ixtapa around 5PM and Carlos was waiting for me at the airport to take me to the Melia. We talked the whole ride there and when we arrived I got a huge hug from both Mom and Dad; it was so nice to see them. After putting all my stuff in the room, I changed into my swimsuit and then we went down to the pool for a little while. A little later we got ready for dinner and ate at one of the restaurants in the hotel. Our dinner was really good and after we finished there we headed up to the lobby bar for a couple drinks. Mom got tired really fast, so we headed back to the room - Dad and I hung out on the balcony until 1 in the morning and then went to bed.
~Thursday~
We spent all day on Thursday at the pool which was super relaxing. Before going to the pool, we got some breakfast and then pretty much laid around all afternoon. I think we went up to the room to shower around 5 because we had to get ready for dinner in Zihuatanejo. Carlos picked us up and also came to dinner with us, Alvaro joined us later too. We ate at Club Intrawest, which is some really fancy timeshare hotel - we had a gift certificate to use there. I ordered a margarita to drink and I was already a little drunk after the first one haha. I ended up ordering Tacos Aztecas which included ant larvae, grasshoppers, and worms! They were actually out of the worms so they gave me extra grasshoppers! I can't believe I ordered it, but the menu said it was a member's favorite and the waiter also told me they were really good. Surprisingly they tasted good! I think the salsa, lime, onion, and cilantro helped a little bit too haha. After dinner, Carlos took Mom and Dad back to the hotel and Alvaro and I went downtown to get a beer. I got back around 12:30 or 1 I think.
~Friday~We left the hotel a little before noon to meet up with Carlos and his family because we went to Ixtapa Island, which is right across from the hotel. He has 2 boys and 2 girls and they are amazing kids (I never thought I would say that). So we stayed at the island most of the afternoon - we laid on the beach, swam, ate lunch, and drank. The last boat left at 5:00 so we went with it. We walked back to the hotel and all took a nap by the pool before we had to go shower for dinner. Instead of going downtown again, we ate at the hotel and then called it an early night since we were leaving Saturday morning.
~Saturday~
Mom and Dad left the hotel around 9:30 and I left at 11:30. When I got to the airport, their plane was actually late leaving so we got to say goodbye again. I got stuck in Mexico City for 4 hours which was terrible - there was something wrong with the plane's air conditioning so instead of getting into Leon at 4 I got there at 8. I was super crabby by the time I got home but at least the trip was worth it!
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