Sep 30, 2007 - Party markets and market parties

Oh I so love weekends. Friday night we went over to another volunteers house to watch a movie. That was an intense bus ride because it was really long. The other volunteer, Elise, called me like three times, she more or less did not expect us to find the right place to get off the bus. She was duly impressed when we managed it. We watched a creepy movie, not my cup of tea most of the time. But there was brownies and ice cream, and quite wonderful people. Elise, her roomate Lorna, and their host brother Ernesto are really cool people. They...

Jul 13, 2007 - First Week

Yes, it has taken me this long to figure out how to use this website!! But don't worry, there will be more frequent updates from now on. Here summary of what I have been up to in Mexico for the first week!: When I first got to the airport, Imer's parents, brothers and sisters, aunt, uncle, and cousins were all there to greet us! It was quite an exciting event. Everyone greeted me very warmly and it was as if they considered me family already. I loved the feeling. Within 10 minutes of leaving the airport, somebody crashed into our car. The...