Monday, February 15, 2010
The Pictures below are from Xochitlan
The pictures are from the caves, poso verde (lake), and the scenery from the small town!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Loooong Update!
So, since it's been almost a month since my last post, I have quite a bit to update with!
Last weekend Alyssa, Sarah, Jennie, and Nick went to Cuernavaca to visit the town where we studied freshman year. It was great because I got to see my host family too and got to spend time with him at night. Also, it was Jennie's birthday on Saturday so we had an awesome relaxing day at an amazing house, had dinner at her boyfriend's house there, and then went out to celebrate that night! It truly was a great weekend that finished with watching the Super Bowl. The only problem with that is they don't have the exciting commercials like in the States and instead, play the same boring local commercials over and over...que trist! (how sad!)
The weekend before that (Jan. 30-Feb 1) we went with a group of about 10 people to Xochitlan which is a small city about 3 hours away from campus. We had a family for quides that some of the other guys had met the weekend before so everything was real smooth. First, we went to this nature reserve and went to a small waterfall (cascada). It was real calm and peaceful. Later, visited a small town on the way there called, Apulco (not Acapulco!) where they are known for making their own liquor and wine (which we got to taste) and walked around the town and visited the churches. We had a younger boy, about 13, as a guide and he told us all about the history and how the indigenous language was being lost in the area. The next day we went to Las Grutas Karmidas (you can YouTube that for a quick video). It was awesome because the entrance had about 3 feet of water for about a 5 minute walk. That night we went to the family's house and listened to music, talked, and played games. It was very fun! Finally on Monday, we walked about 3 miles to the back of this farmland where there was a pong (poso verde) which is naturally cold all year around. Long story short, myself and two others decided to jump in and the water was probably below 60F but it was well worth it! I'll see if i can load the video clip on here and of course will get the pics up soon.
As for this weekend, the plan is to go to Vera Cruz for "El Carnival" which should be a blast! We're also going to try to go to Mexico's biggest aquarium along with visiting the pyramids in Tajín. Should be another fun-filled weekend!!
I think that's all for now! I'll try to keep up better on the blog from now on!
paz y amor!
Last weekend Alyssa, Sarah, Jennie, and Nick went to Cuernavaca to visit the town where we studied freshman year. It was great because I got to see my host family too and got to spend time with him at night. Also, it was Jennie's birthday on Saturday so we had an awesome relaxing day at an amazing house, had dinner at her boyfriend's house there, and then went out to celebrate that night! It truly was a great weekend that finished with watching the Super Bowl. The only problem with that is they don't have the exciting commercials like in the States and instead, play the same boring local commercials over and over...que trist! (how sad!)
The weekend before that (Jan. 30-Feb 1) we went with a group of about 10 people to Xochitlan which is a small city about 3 hours away from campus. We had a family for quides that some of the other guys had met the weekend before so everything was real smooth. First, we went to this nature reserve and went to a small waterfall (cascada). It was real calm and peaceful. Later, visited a small town on the way there called, Apulco (not Acapulco!) where they are known for making their own liquor and wine (which we got to taste) and walked around the town and visited the churches. We had a younger boy, about 13, as a guide and he told us all about the history and how the indigenous language was being lost in the area. The next day we went to Las Grutas Karmidas (you can YouTube that for a quick video). It was awesome because the entrance had about 3 feet of water for about a 5 minute walk. That night we went to the family's house and listened to music, talked, and played games. It was very fun! Finally on Monday, we walked about 3 miles to the back of this farmland where there was a pong (poso verde) which is naturally cold all year around. Long story short, myself and two others decided to jump in and the water was probably below 60F but it was well worth it! I'll see if i can load the video clip on here and of course will get the pics up soon.
As for this weekend, the plan is to go to Vera Cruz for "El Carnival" which should be a blast! We're also going to try to go to Mexico's biggest aquarium along with visiting the pyramids in Tajín. Should be another fun-filled weekend!!
I think that's all for now! I'll try to keep up better on the blog from now on!
paz y amor!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tour of the Iglesia (Church)
Yesterday, Alyssa, Sarah, Jenny, and I decided to hike up to the church on top of the pyramid in town. It was about a 25 min. walk there and about a 15 min hike up but was well worth it! Here are some of the pictures above!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
First Blog...ever
Hey-
Just wanted to start off this adventure with a quick hello and to say that I hope this will have information worth reading!
So far, I've been in Mexico for about 5 days now. The weather, well, isn't quite what I expected. It's been chilly (in no comparison to where I came from) and usually I've needed a sweatshirt or jacket. It has rained off and on a little bit the last few days and I think it's the same storm that was up in Iowa earlier in the week. Today is really nice out though- the sun is shining and it's warm!
Most of the time I'm usually hanging out with Sarah and Alyssa (both from Wartburg) but we've kind of made a group with some other "extranjeros": Nicola is from England, Martina is from Norway, Caleb is from South Carolina, and Gabby is from Canada. So, as you can see, we've got a pretty good mix of people to hang out with and many different forms of English being spoken too! My roommates are Guido (Holland) and Javier, Royer, and Alejandro are from Mexico. One more moved in today (Jorge Louis) but I haven't seen him around much and Diego isn't here yet either. My roommates only speak Spanish so this will be great for me to really get the language down! I'm already excited for the upcoming 4 months!
So, I guess this is a pretty solid start to blogging for me. Especially when I'm not a part of the 50% of the family that considers themselves a "writer".
As they say in Mexico, nos vemos!
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Just wanted to start off this adventure with a quick hello and to say that I hope this will have information worth reading!
So far, I've been in Mexico for about 5 days now. The weather, well, isn't quite what I expected. It's been chilly (in no comparison to where I came from) and usually I've needed a sweatshirt or jacket. It has rained off and on a little bit the last few days and I think it's the same storm that was up in Iowa earlier in the week. Today is really nice out though- the sun is shining and it's warm!
Most of the time I'm usually hanging out with Sarah and Alyssa (both from Wartburg) but we've kind of made a group with some other "extranjeros": Nicola is from England, Martina is from Norway, Caleb is from South Carolina, and Gabby is from Canada. So, as you can see, we've got a pretty good mix of people to hang out with and many different forms of English being spoken too! My roommates are Guido (Holland) and Javier, Royer, and Alejandro are from Mexico. One more moved in today (Jorge Louis) but I haven't seen him around much and Diego isn't here yet either. My roommates only speak Spanish so this will be great for me to really get the language down! I'm already excited for the upcoming 4 months!
So, I guess this is a pretty solid start to blogging for me. Especially when I'm not a part of the 50% of the family that considers themselves a "writer".
As they say in Mexico, nos vemos!
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