The biggest highlight of my trip so far has been my excursion to Teotihuacán, the third most important archaeological site in all of Mexico. Teotihuacán, or the "La Ciudad de los Dioses"(The city of the gods), is thought to have been established around 200 BC and at the time was one of the largest cities in all the world. I climbed la Pirámide del Sol (Pyramid of the Sun- the second largest pyramid in Mexico), La Pirámide de la Luna (Pyramid of the moon), saw el Templo de Quetzalcóatl (Temple of the Plumed Serpen), and walked along the "Avenue of the Dead". It was amazing to see the history first hand, it was hard to imagine that I was standing on top of a pyramid that was built 200 years before Christ was born. It was also hard to imagine I was standing on top of the place where they had practiced human sacrifices!
The day I got back from Teotihuacán, my new room mate, Coralie, arrived. She is only here for a week (leaving this Sunday). She is from Belgium, has been traveling the world since she was 9, and is in Mexico for 3 weeks to visit her Mexican boyfriend who she met in Cambodia before she goes to Costa Rica for a month. Confusing- I know. She knows 6 languages (including English, German, French, Flamenco, Portuguese, and Spanish). She is very interesting to talk to and I am glad I got to know her this past week. We went to a Mexican zumba class monday, walked to the waterfalls of San Antonio Tuesday, and we are planning on going to Taxco, the silver town, on Saturday- another future blog.
It has been raining a lot here. It has rained for 3 days straight- mostly in the evening, but sometimes scattered throughout the day. My host mother, Coco, told me it was because of the Tropical Storm Beatriz off of the Pacific Coast. I was also informed that June/ July are the 2 months that get the most rainfall- which I was never informed of before I decided to come here...
I recently talked to my advisors here, and I have decided to continue to take classes for the entire 8 weeks that I am here. This means that for my last 4 weeks, I will be taking an Introduction to Hispanic Literature class, Advanced spanish conversation class, and grammar class during the day from 8-2, come home for lunch, and then go to my internship sight for the evening. I am so excited to continue to take classes because I feel like I am learning so much each day. I have an interview next week to determine where I will be interning, I'll let you know as soon as I find out.
Today after school today, I took advantage of a cooking class my school offers. Each Thursday, a different host mother takes a group of students to her house, and teaches them how to cook a traditional Mexican meal. Besides improving my spanish, learning how to cook a REAL traditional Mexican meal is next on my list of priorities. We learned how to make agua de Melon, queso crema con jarabe de tamarindo, sopa campesina, enchiladas verdes (muyyyy rica!), and arroz con leche for dessert. Let's not forget the traditional cerveza that washed it all down. I can't wait to get back to the U.S. and cook up some delicious Mexican meals- have your requests ready when I come home!
Well, I should probably get to studying, I have a powerpoint presentation and written test tomorrow. Good thing Friday nights are karaoke nights!
Hola! I went to the Pyramid of the Sun in high school when I went to Mexico with Spanish Club & got the worst sunburn of my vida. Sounds like you are having fun & seeing a lot! Can't wait to taste some of your Mexican cooking when you get home- I'm sure it will be delicioso!
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