Oaxaca, Oaxaca Mexico
May 6th, 2008
Pictures: Our apartment and the Zocalo
Good: The apartment is adorable. Both girls insist that we are not going anywhere. It is a bit small and could use a few more windows for ventilation. With the doors open it is lovely, but at night we keep them closed. The staff does not speak English which is fabulous so we have to really use our limited Spanish. Hopefully by the end of our time here we will be much better. We start language school on Monday the 12th.
Looks like we may stay here for the full two months. Kalin does not even want to go to the ocean. We may have laid down on our last new bed. Though two of us might head to the beach for a few days in the midst of our Oaxaca time.
The transition day was hard as usual. Our flight was a red-eye but for only 6 hours with a 1 1/2 stop in Mexico City so we were tired when we got here. We napped for 5 hours! I am glad to say we managed to sleep last night.
Bad: See above about windows.
Surprising: Cinco de Mayo was nothing. We were prepared for something, but saw no sign of any recognition of the day. Must be a holiday created by American Breweries.
2 comments:
east oakland celebrated enough for all of mexico. gun shots and fireworks all night.
it is finals here and i am spread a little too thin.
san jose was boppin' with mexican excitment! as we were driving home from monterey, the freeway had 100+
cars with reggaetone blasting out the windows and mexican flags everywhere. it was like a parade. very prideful.
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