Back from the City

July 27, 2009     6:10pm

Well, this past weekend I went to Mexico City with my study abroad program. If I could ever find my camera cord, I would put up some pictures (either on here or facebook). We left Friday morning at around 8:30am and arrived around 2pm-ish in Mexico City. We took a small bus, but it was fine. We stayed in a Hostel which was pretty nice. There were a lot of people from all over the world, and a majority of them spoke english. We saw the National Palace, which I found incredibly interesting because that's where Diego Rivera's most famous murals are located. We went to a church that had an incredible amount of gold inside. We also saw some old ruins, which I also found incredibly interesting. I kept telling everyone I thought it was a government ploy just to be a jerk, because the government must make a ton of money from all the travelers that pay to go through it everyday. Some people laughed, some didn't. That night I went with some friends to a Salsa bar, which was a ton of fun. My friend Jack and I went first and had to share a table with this couple that lives somewhere near Mexico City. They were really nice and friendly, and the man took a million pictures of and with us on his iPhone and said he would email them to us. I hope he does. We went back with our other friends and danced the night away. Saturday we hiked up some INCREDIBLE pyramids, both Luna and Sol. We went to an onyx store where I got some cactus shampoo and split it with Jack. (Come on, if you saw cactus shampoo, wouldn't you want to try it as well?) I also bought a surprise for someone back home. Sunday we went to Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's house) which was very interesting. There were paintings of hers and of Diego's. You weren't allowed to take photos inside, however. We also went on this boat ride restaurant thing down a canal. It was so much fun. There's floating mariachi bands who follow along and play for you. Of course, I got picked out of the group and got serenaded the whole time by the lead guitarist/singer man. I got a picture with him, but my friends have that one. Somehow, I always get singled out of the group. My luck. A lot of the students came back today to Guanajuato to schedule for classes. I am pretty excited that they are here, so I can finally get to know some more Mexicans! This is my last week of CIEE classes, and next week I start at the actual university. We get this weekend off. Lets see where we decide to go!