AS ALADDIN MIGHT SAY, MEXICO IS "A WHOLE NEW WORLDDDDD ...."
Q: What do you call a pig that does karate?
A: A pork chop!!
Mmwaahahaaa!! I really like that joke. Why do all of my jokes involve animals?
Anywayyyy, buenas tardes, amigos! I have almost made it through my first week in Mexico. In no other place I've visited have I smelled more interesting smells, been whistled at more, tasted spicier/more delicious foods, seen crazier driving, or walked over more screwed-up sidewalks (and I mean that in the most respectful way possible).
The day after I arrived, my roomies took me hiking on a beautiful mountain past the ancient village of Tepoztlan. We didn't stop in the village that day, but more on that to come! The surrounding pictures are a few from our hike.
We made paper airplanes and flew them over the look-out into the valley. I totally forgot how to make a proper paper airplane, but whatever structure it was that I crafted actually flew really well!
The top left photo is the entrance to the school from Morelos Avenue. Cuauhnahuac Instituto de Espanol e Ingles - I have like a REAL job and stuff!! Haha.
The photo to the immediate left is the front of the school. Bienvenido!
Anywayyyy, buenas tardes, amigos! I have almost made it through my first week in Mexico. In no other place I've visited have I smelled more interesting smells, been whistled at more, tasted spicier/more delicious foods, seen crazier driving, or walked over more screwed-up sidewalks (and I mean that in the most respectful way possible).
The day after I arrived, my roomies took me hiking on a beautiful mountain past the ancient village of Tepoztlan. We didn't stop in the village that day, but more on that to come! The surrounding pictures are a few from our hike.
We made paper airplanes and flew them over the look-out into the valley. I totally forgot how to make a proper paper airplane, but whatever structure it was that I crafted actually flew really well!
We stayed late enough to watch the sunset. There was this really weird rainbow "puddle" in the sky which we decided was probably a mixture of oil and other gases from the city smog mixed with the moisture of the clouds. Wow, what beautiful pollution!!
The rest of my week consisted of a lot of classroom observation. On a typical day, I'll get to the school around 8am, teach until 9:30, and then have the afternoons "off" until somewhere between 4 and 7pm when I'll go back for evening classes or workshops.
The top left photo is the entrance to the school from Morelos Avenue. Cuauhnahuac Instituto de Espanol e Ingles - I have like a REAL job and stuff!! Haha.
The photo to the immediate left is the front of the school. Bienvenido!
This is what most of the classrooms look like. They're very wide open, letting the lush foliage of the outside in, preparing one's mind for top-notch language learning. I should totally write for the school's website, eh?? What the website wouldn't tell you is about the killer, ankle-biting mosquito's that also have a desire to learn English, apparently :) Visitors bring your OFF.
"So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity".
- Andre Gide
Hola, Andrea.
ReplyDeleteGabriela Trotta (my ex-wife Kit's Mexican personal trainer) has a cousin, Iliana Tovar, in Cuernavaca. She is a psychologist and also teaches English. Her phone number there is (777)5110331. Also, her Aunt Rosie, who lives in Mexico City, is another contact for you. Her number is (626) 647548.
Very best wishes and continued success and enjoyment and challenges teaching and learning!!
Buenas tardes, amiga Andrea,
ReplyDeleteComo estas? Estas tu en buena condicion generalmente? Le gustas comiendo la dieta Mexicana? Tengas estudiantes buenos en sus clases en la escuela en Cuernavaca? Buena suerte en su vida Mexicana por las meses que viene!!! Namaste!!!!
Con amor,
Arturo