Days 6, 7, and 8

Chiles Poblanos, mucha lluvia, mucho sol, y una Buena fin de la semana


Hola chikos!

I hope that this post finds you well! There is so much to say about these past few days.

I am currently at school because my classes changed from afternoons to mornings. I just got used to the afternoon schedule…it truly was a thing of beauty waking up and having a really, really long morning. Oh well! I am just going to have to seize the day this week ☺

On Friday, Martha taught me how to make Chiles poblanos. It was a great experience. She puts the chiles directly on the stove and then peels off the burnt skin and fills them with sautéed vegetables. They looked delicious but I didn’t actually try them because I had had a stomach virus the day before.

Friday night after class, my roommates and other friends went out to dinner. En route to dinner, the skies opened up and the floods came out in force. Friday was GORGEOUS and then all of a sudden the weather went south. That is the craziness of this place!!! I never know what to wear, even when I check the weather.

Saturday was a gorgeous and full day of activities, but it was also my most homesick day. I met up with my Birmingham friends and we went all over the city. We went to the Diego Rivera house and museum. It was really interesting to learn about his life and to see some of his work. After that we went to the Pipila statue in town ( a statue that is very similar to Vulcan, bare bottom and all) and then found our way to the infamous “street of the kiss”. I blew a kiss to Brian on this street known for love. Afterwards I went home. On my route though I went into a school supply tienda. I wanted to buy some posters to write Spanish verbs on, so I asked for dos cuadros. I meant to ask for posters, instead I asked for paintings. The salesgirl ended up bringing me in the back to look for posters. Apparently a blank poster is called a cartalina. After a little rest at home I went back out with my B’ham friends. We went to the Teatro Juarez for a piano and voice concert. It was quite cultural of us I have to say.

I think that I was homesick on Saturday because I knew that my B’ham friends were leaving the following day and that I had 3 more weeks to go. In my heart I would not trade this experience for the world! It is flying by so fast and I have an incredible amount to learn. I just got a little sad ☺

On Sunday the homesickness went away. I got to talk to my sister Emily who left yesterday for Sierra Leone, Africa for 6 months…more on that later. I then went to church and then went to Leon, a town about an hour away from here that is primarily known for shoes. It is actually the shoe capital of Mexico. It has some serious shoes and purses. I ended up buying only sunglasses, because there were way too many shoe choices. Also, I think that in Mexican standards I have a really big foot ☺ I have a big foot anyways, but here I think that I have gorilla feet or something.

I ended the weekend with dinner and a movie with some friends. We went to see Super Agente (Get Smart). I saw this in English in the states a few weeks ago, so I figured that I could watch it in Spanish. It was dubbed in Spanish and I really didn’t get most of it and actually left during the intermission (yes, there is an abrupt halt in the film where everyone goes to the bathroom and buys more popcorn and cokes) so that I could walk home with daylight left.

I arrived home and Martha (who seriously is the kindest person ever) made us ham and cheese quesadillas and milkshakes for a Sunday night snack. She is the best!!!

I guess that is all for now. Please keep my sister Emily in your prayers. I just got an email saying that she missed her flight from London to Sierra Leone, so she will be stuck in London until Wednesday. I know, being stuck in London for 2 days sounds nice, but she was really anxious to get there. I will leave you with some pictures of the last couple of days in GTO ☺



The streets after the rain


Martha teaching me how to make chiles poblanos
The final productMy B'ham friends and me at the Casa y museo de Diego Riverez

Me with a very creep exhibit at the museum. I can't remember the name of the artist who did this.
We saw several weddings on Saturday. Many of the towns people congregated around the bride and groom after the service. Statue of Pipila. I can see this from my house.

Am I in B'ham? Apparently Vulcan is not the only Ginormous statue with a bare hiney
Amy and I and a gorgeous view of Guanajuato

Blowing kisses at the callejon de base (kissing street)Inside the teatro Juarez for the concert
In Leon for a day of shoe and purse shopping

Hasta Luego!

Katie