Estoy contenta. After finally finishing the last day at our construction site this week (we dug foundation and laid some block for a family of 3) we went to the beach which is named, Playa Baghdad- no joke but I have no idea why it has this name either. The skies opened up in Reynosa after lunch and it POURED. Instead of the beach day being ruined, everyone ran around in the patio bathing suite clad and splashing around in the buckets of rain. We've been out of water for a few days. With a group of 40 taking showers and minimal water pressure coming from the street, our tanks have taken awhile to refill and I didn't have enough water to get the soap off me yesterday. Thus when the lluvia vino, I grabbed my shampoo and soap to aprovechar of such an opportunity.
Upon arrival to the beach we blocked up and jumped in the water which was warm but refreshing nonetheless. Dan-o the hermit crabs were bountiful, I think you would've had a good time. Vendors passed selling elote (corn on the cob with your choice of chile, cheese and mayo toppings), tamarind, sweets and the group's favorite: churros! Me, I scarfed down some oysters fresh off the cart, a little chile y limon, yummie!
So as my time with Puentes is wrapping up it feels like other opportunities and experiences are finally coming together. After much debate I have finally made a decision (declares the girl who doesn't know what kind of cereal to have in the morning!): I'm going to be studying abroad in Cochabamba Bolivia this fall on the School for International Training's Culture and Development program. Past students I've talked to say the academic directors are amazing and they only have positive things to say about their semesters. Apparently one of them offers Tai-Chi classes at 6:30 in the morning and then cooks everyone breakfast (sounds like fun to me!).
It was a bit stressful completing paperwork, especially when the office copier started acting up, but it seems that flights and itineries are finally falling into place. As our last group departs tomorrow morning I will be hopping on a bus (air-conditioned with loud blurry movies, a bathroom and even a snack!) for the 13 hour ride to Mexico City (DF). My house-mate Bill will be coming with me for the first part of the trip which will be helpful considering he has previously navigated the metro system there. Luckily I leave at 5pm giving me ample siesta time and at waking hour I should arrive at my destination. I'm excited to see Frida and Diego's Casa Azul and check out the anthropology museum.
After a couple days of adventure I will hopefully venture south to Oaxaca to try some grasshoppers/chapulines, check out the market, watch some dance and then push on to San Cristobal de Las Casas en Chiapas. Eventually I should make it into Guatemala to visit with friends and meet up with mi padre and the APC Mission team in San Lucas Toliman. (I'm considering retiring my construction days for a little medical/dental clinic r & r).
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