The camera is gone...

So you will just have to imagine it versus seeing it. :) We have been to a couple markets ad getting ready for Day of the Dead coming up next weekend. There are so many unique decorations, I want them all. We also went to Oktoberfest (yes, in Mexico) last weekend. It was a cool festival, but took about a 45 minute drive outside of the city. And, no we didn't drive. It seems there was not a single reason for us to bring our car, soooo we have decided to drive it back home (oh, that drive) during Christmas break and will fly back to Mexico. So, watch out, here we come! Would love to get together with anyone who will be around! Will write again when I have more to say. We miss you all! Love, Shannon and Jake and Daisy and Marlie

Mole' (Pronounced Moe-Lay) Festival

We spent the afternoon in San Pedro Atocpan at the 80th Annual Mole Festival. Mole is a chile based sauce that usually covers chicken or turkey. There are many different flavors and just completely different than anything we have ever had! We brought some of the homemade powder home to make our own mole, when you come visit, we will be happy to make it for you!

The festivals here are completely different than the ones back home, for starters, it goes until 3 am. (But we did not). I bartered for the first time with the help of a friend.. a funny experience. Remind me to tell it sometime. The landscape was beautiful, the food amazing, and the company was best of all. Hope you enjoy the photos!

Coyoacan

We spent the afternoon in Coyoacan with friends yesterday...very hippie and relaxed. Surrounded by peaceful protests, markets with everything from peace signs to guys putting dreadlocks in people's hair, we found a place within the city that seems like an escape. We spent the afternoon eating (what else do we do here), shopping the markets, and lounging at a local coffee shop for hours. The architecture was beautiful, that is what a couple of the pictures are, and Jake with a gum tree. Apparently you stick your disgusting used gum on a tree and make a wish, we decided we would wish it wasn't there :) Now we are getting ready to go back to work...Anytime someone wants to come and see these things for themselves, we still have that extra room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another Week Down and...

not a single picture to post. That's not to say we aren't having a great time, I guess we just created memories vs. digital photos. We took our first salsa dance lesson on Friday, what a blast! And will continue to salsa on Friday nights...and our first salsa field trip to a club will be in 3 weeks, we'll let you know how many people we hurt. :) We have spent the rest of the weekend lounging around with friends and now we are getting ready for the upcoming week. Keep in touch and watch for more. Buenos noches!

The best town ever

We just got back from the most relaxing 4 day weekend ever. We went to a small town near the east coast near Vera Cruz called Tlocotalpan . Walking around the town is like walking into a painting. The food there is amazing. We celebrated Mexican Independence Day, ate authentic Vera Cruz cuisine and fresh seafood, drank some of the best tequila ever, and watched traditional dances. (There were some informal lessons in the middle of the street too) I think this is where I might stay forever! :)

We haven't done anything lately

Is anybody out there???????? I thought this blog thing was supposed tobe interactive. By the way this is Jake. Since I haven't given any of my friends or family this address yet ...hi Shannon's friends and family. We have both been working getting used to the private school system down here. At least for me the students are great, my co-workers are great, the school system itself is a little screwy. We recently walked down to this park we possed with statues. We might be going to a small town near Vera Cruz which is located in the middle of a river near the coast. I love Mexican Independence Day! (4 day weekend). I will put up some pics from the trip when we get back. Adios amigos and amigas.

Jake, Shannon, Daisy, and Marlie. :)

September 6, 2008

Ok, so I am new, like brand new at this blogging thing, so we will see how it goes...
Mexico City is unlike anywhere else I have ever been and in some ways, exactly the same. The Mexican culture is so welcoming, I wonder how I could have gone this long without experiencing it. The city is CRAZY, but we are adjusting. Everything is so fast paced, but everyone seems so leisurely, I am not sure how that works.
We have climbed ancient Aztec pyramids, stood in the window where the president will come out on Mexican Independence day, walked through parks littered with art and sculptures, tasted (ok, maybe more than tasted) Mexican tequila, visited a castle where previous leaders lived, and somewhere in all that, we have managed to fit in our full time jobs.
As we travel, we will add pictures (I hope) to share our journeys. Love to all those back home and more good times to our new friends in Mexico.