Ouch, two weeks. Well the good news is, I'm still alive down here, just lazy on writing apparently! But gosh, where to I even start?
The weekend before last, right after I last wrote to you all, Sarah and I went down to Lake Chapala for the weekend! This is the same place where the McCauley's live, and where I stayed for my first few days here. The city and state has a pretty great bus system, so we were able to bus down to the lake, fairly easily, for a grand total of about $55 MEX, which is around $4.50 USD. We walked around in Chapala for Saturday, popping into little shops, walking by the beach of the lake, all that. Dorothy and Ed let us crash at their place for the night (thanks again!), so we also took the opportunity to enjoy the pool and relax a little. Sunday we wandered around Ajijic, and took the bus back to Guadalajara. Such a beautiful little place!
But I have to remember that I here to take classes to, so it was back to work for the week. We had our first round of exams which went very well, and just more practice practice practice. I think my conversation is getting a *little* better. I know that it probably still sounds really bad, but I'm not quite as afraid to just go for it and try to say what I want anymore. And that's only been in three weeks, so I'm excited to see how my Spanish will progress before I go home!
Last weekend was a great adventure too. Sarah and I went to Barra de Navidad, a small town on the coast south of Puerto Vallerta, and north of Manzanillo. There wasn't lots of people/tourists, so it was just perfect. Again, we caught the bus over there for the six hour ride, and spend Saturday on the beach and wandering around the town. The people were so nice, we ate some amazing sea food, and did quite a bit of relaxing. I managed to get quite a sunburn even though I really did have sunscreen on pretty much the whole time, but it was fun regardless!
I was also able to take lots of photos at the beach, which always makes me happy. But of course, my lens/camera got dirty, and now I have spots on many of my pictures!! I'll post some when I get some edited. I am definitely my mother's daughter though; Instead of taking the lightest bag possible, I had to put in my camera, extra lens, and tripod (along with lots of other stuff that I actually didn't need...). The camera is definitely an essential though!
We have gone to the movie theater to watch some movies in Spanish twice, which has been educational I think. This week was rather interesting though, because the movie turned out to be in French with Spanish subtitles. Sarah was excited (I think?) because she knows French too. Ah well, it's Mexico!
Yesterday the language department took us on a class trip to Tlaquepaque, a "district" if you will of Guadalajara. It's very well known for the arts and crafts that people make and sell there. Blown glass, woven rugs, silver jewelry, hand made clothing, leather items, ceramics, and so much more. It's a beautiful area, and the prices are almost all very reasonable. I probably bought more than I needed, but they'll make good souvenirs! I also heard that there's an all-female Mariachi band that performs there, but we didn't get to see them. Maybe another time.
I suppose that's all until next time. I'll add some photos and post more to Facebook when I get through them (tonight?).
¡Adiós amigos, y gracias!
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