Yes, I know what's going through your head. "Dormingo?" Well, its a word that was created by Lance's and my host family to describe Sundays (or, in Spanish, Domingos). It's a mix between the Spanish word for sleep (dormir) and Sunday (Domingo). Hence, you get "Dormingo." This family uses Sunday as their sleeping day. That's exactly the type of day we have had. We woke up at 10, at a HUGE breakfast at around 10:30, went to a cafe to do our homework, came back around 4 for lunch (it was Domino's!), and now we are just laying about and writing blog posts. This is exactly my kind of day!
We really deserve a slow day after the week we have had. From waking up at odd hours for fights and excursions, from being in class for 4 straight hours every day, to thinking and speaking in Spanish all of the time, we are exhausted! We are especially exhausted today after waking up at 4:45 AM yesterday for a trip to Teotihuacan, the ancient Aztec ruins just outside of Mexico City.
We left el Jardin Cantador just shy of 5:45 for the nearly 5 hour trip to Teotihucan, which is located pretty much in the suburbs of Mexico City in el Estado de Mexico. We arrived there around 10:00 and toured around until 3:00 PM. The place is incredible.
If you have ever seen a postcard with pictures of pyramids in Mexico on it, they were most likely from here. These are the most excellently excavated ruins in all of Mexico. We spent the day listening to our professor Carlos tell us all about the pyramids and we explored on our own. We even climbed to the huge Pyramid of the Sun! I can't really do them justice in words, so you will have to go over to my photo page and look for yourself. I will post them in a special section called "Teotihuacan." As this first week comes to a close, I can't even begin to tell you how much I am enjoying this. Yes, it is hard being away from home. First and foremost, I find being away from my family is the hardest. A distant second is the organization and cleanliness of American life. However, the beauty of both the city and the people here make this distance easier to overcome. Not to mention the food. We'll not even go there about how many calories I'm consuming per meal...
Anyway, tomorrow begins another week and I can't wait to get it started! Stay tuned for details! (And, yes, the week in Latin America begins on Monday and ends on Sunday. Okie dokie?)
1 comments:
This is so cool, Taylor! I have seen the ruins at Tulum, near Cozumel, but I really want to see the pyramids. What astounds me is that there are pyramids in Mexico, as well as in Egypt. I think the ancient world was way more advanced than we think. Their accomplishments amaze me! Thanks for sharing!
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