When in Mexico....

Lo Siento a todos. So um....I don't know what to say except....I'm in Mexico? I'm sorry...the Internet still doesn't work. It is supposed to on Monday. Actually....when I called Thurs it was supposed to work on Friday. When I called Friday it was supposed to work and Saturday. And when I called Saturday they said Monday! Ay! But its GONNA WORK! I swear! So I'm sorry my blogs have laxed. Let me update you all.....(=

Thursday night I went to La Candela with my salsa class. 10pm=bar empty except for 20 gringos. 11 pm=bar empty except for 20 gringos and several older couples making out in the corners. (Have I mentioned how much PDA there is here???) 12pm=Party! I didn't drink, but the dancing was awesome. Mexican men know how to dance and it doens't really matter if you suck cause you just spin all over the place! I wore my new Oaxacan authentic dress (kind of out of place) and was promptly told that I looked like, "una latina pina!" I wasn't exactly flattered to be called a pineapple lol.

Friday was fairly normal. We went to a market and I bought 5 movies for 100 pesos=less than 10 dollars. Sweet! Then we watched The Proposal in Spanish. I especially loved the arms stretching out of nowhere, the sounds of people eating popcorn, and the laughs during the funny parts haha. But it was a cute movie (=.

Saturday we had an excursion....we went to Mitla to see some more ruinas that were cool but much less extensive than those at Monte Alban. We went into a tomb! Then we went to an artisan market were I succeeded in not buying anything (I'm trying to save my money til closer to the end), but let me tell you....it was painful. We then had lunch (thank you PLU) at an awesome restaurant where we were served a multiple course "comida" that started with shots of Mezcal all around. Seriously! But I couldn't handle it lol. The sip made my eyes burn! That stuff is intense! Then we visited Teotitlan de Valle, famous for their handmade wool tapestries. It was amazing to learn about the process and see the tapestries and the works in progress.....some of them can take up to 6 MONTHS!!!! to complete. And evrything is by hand....from the woolmaking to the dying of the wool to just....everything! It's incredible! Absolutely incredible. Then we went to see a giant, really really old tree....El Arbol Tule.

Finally....last night we went to a bar where there were some intense celebraciones going on...we watched the game between Mexico and Costa Rica. We won 3 to 0. WOOOOOO!!!!!! Mexico is in the World Cup! Talk about insane spirit. I even participated in a chant. Mexico! Mexico! Mexico! And today everyone is wearing red, green, and white. I love unity!

I hope that everything is going well at home. I heard its raining )=. Pobrecitos!!!! hahaha. We did have a thunderstorm and downpour last night. But it wasn't cold at all! I know lots of people started school this week. Good luck and I hope that it's going well!

I miss you....love peace and smiles to all!