No Rain!

I'm happy to report that we have dried out here in Guanajuato. I can't say the same for my shoes, however. They are still a bit on the damp side. Regardless, we have enjoyed really great weather the past 2 days. Highs have been in the low to mid 70s and lows in the 50s. I actually wish I could experience weather like this year round!

Yesterday was pretty darn fun, if I do say so myself. As we do all weekdays, we started off at school. After school, we had lunch but then quickly returned to the Centro Historico for our time at the Don Quijote Iconographical Museum. This place was pretty interesting. It had paintings and all other sorts of art depicting Don Quijote de la Mancha. Now, I now very little about the book itself, but the art was beautiful. After that, we headed to Bagel Cafetin since we had a little time to spare. I had my normal limonada and Lance and I both got a chocolate chip cookie. It was delicious. The whole atmosphere was ruined, however, by a bunch of older American ladies who barged in to the cafe. They were EXTREMELY loud and quite rude. One of them asked us in Spanish if a table was occupied. Lance and I both replied, but she seemed to not understand. So, I told here that nobody was there. Then she tried to correct my Spanish. The only problem is that my Spanish was correct. So, didn't spend too much time hanging out after our limonadas and continued on our way.

Our next stop was our school (the wonderful Universidad de Guanajuato Escuela de Idiomas) for a concert by a Cervantino band. These people dress up in middle-ages Spanish attire and parade around the city playing songs and inviting people to join along in their procession. Since it was supposed to rain, the canceled the procession part (called the 'Callejoneada') and were just supposed to play in the auditorium. However, it didn't rain, so we had the procession any way. So, we walked through the narrow streets of Guanajuato listening to songs such as "Ay Ay Ay Ay", "De Colores", "Besame Mucho", and "Guantanamera". It was a ton of fun! Along the way, they even pointed out some historical buildings and the stories associated with some of the city's plazas.

Today has been a little more subdued. Lance, Nikki (another exchange student living in the house), and I went to Plaza Pozuelos (the mall) to go see a movie and eat dinner. We saw Prince Caspian from the Chronicles of Narnia which was completely in Spanish. It was just okay. I'm not one for movies with long fighting scenes. But anyway, afterwards we went shopping in the Mega (Mexican Wal-Mart type store), and then ate dinner at Subway. Yes, a chicken sandwich with American cheese hit the spot perfectly.

Tomorrow, we are heading on an excursion with our program. First stop is Dolores Hidalgo, which is known as being the birthplace of the Mexican Revolution. In the church in Dolores, Miguel Hidalgo and his amigos hatched the plan to break free of French control. And, yes, I said FRENCH control, not Spanish control. You see, at the time of the Mexican Revolution, Mexico was taking orders from a Spain occupied and controlled from France. Bet you didn't know that! After Dolores, we are heading to San Miguel de Allende. This town is famous for its many artists, many of them American expatriates. I'm a little interested to see how this city operates with the massive number of Americans living there. I shall see! I hope to post pictures at some point on Sunday!

Also, in other news, I have cancelled my trip to Oaxaca on account of protests within the city and still not feeling well. I am extremely disappointed, as I was really looking forward to working with Puente and experiencing the city for an entire month. However, that will have to wait for a different time.