Evaluación de las Metas

1) Become substantially better at speaking and understanding Spanish
Yes! My spanish definitely improved noticeably. I have so much more work to do though. I'm only inspired to work harder though :)

2) Get a good tan
I got a tan but I could have done better! However my original goal said to look like a Mexican, and I now know plenty of Mexicans that aren't that brown. So I would say this one was achieved! mas o menos

3) Receive good grades in my classes
Not sure of my final grades, hoping I pulled A's! I didn't do as well as I wanted on a test or two so I'm just crossing my fingers now.

4) Make some friends.. American and Mexican
Made some amazing friends. Leaving was very hard.

5) Not gain 20lbs
Well I definitely gained weight, not 20lbs but enough to make me have to get to the gym ASAP! Anyways stil achieved.

6) Regularly update my blog, with photos!
Check! sort of.

7) Learn how to cook something Mexican
I took a cooking class with the school and learned how to make Chiles Poblanos, Sopa de lentiles, y un postre con gelatino, yogur, y fruta.

8) See as many places and things that my budget will allow me to do
Went on every single excursion and saw some amazing things!!! Worth every peso.

9) Learn a song in spanish and get some Mexi music
I learned the "ay ay ay ay canta no llores" song!! They sing it at football games, and it is also a song for those who are away from home. Its called "Celito Lindo" and its very pretty and i'm so excited that I learned it! I got lots of Mexi music for my ipod, too :)

10) Learn how to salsa dance!
Took a salsa dance class and also went out to a few salsa bars. SO much fun! The men love dancing. I want to learn more!

11) Be able to roll my R's :(
Still working on this one but I've improved!!

-annnnnd most importantly-
12) Have fun in the process :)
I had such an incredible trip. Thank you so much to my parents who allowed me to go on the trip, to my friends who encouraged me to go for it, to my new friends here in the states and the ones in Mexico for making the 6 weeks an amazing time, to NAU for putting on the program and offering me a small scholarship, to Javier, our director, who put his time, effort, energy, and heart into our trip, and to my Mexican family that I miss dearly. Oh and thank you to whoever actually read my blog :) that's pretty cool. Nos vemos pronto chicos!!!! cuidate!!

La Ultima Semana

I'm completely out of money and I'm tired of having to wake up at 630 for class and I miss my friends and family and all of these should be reason enough for me to be content with going home however I am definitely not ready to leave!!!

Since I last updated we went to another pyramid, a famous garden and museum here in Cuernavaca, and to the orphanage one last time. I went out 5/7 nights last week haha its slightly exhausting but so much fun. We went to kareoke and I sang in public on a microphone and I am still so proud of myself!!! Also the world cup started on Friday which everyone in the world is aware of except a lot of the Americans haha. It's so exciting to be apart of a city where literally every single person is supporting their country. It was presidentially mandated that people who are working and in school got to watch the game if they wanted to. So much fun.

This week we have plans to go out every night!! Exams will be on Thursday and I think we'll have Friday to do whatever. Hasta muy pronto amigos :) se vayan bien

Las Estacas y Teotihuacan

Haven’t updated in a while.. been very busy with excursions, homework, tests, going out :), and trying to get all my shopping done. It’s been fun though.

We went to Las Estacas on Friday. A natural spring, Un Ojo de Agua, expels fresh water there and it was turned into a park. It is very well kept and very beautiful. I have some great pictures but they take 10 hours to upload so I just uploaded one where you can see how clear the water is.. the green parts at the bottom of the picture are the underwater plants. We bought floatys and played on rope swings. There was also an area where you could jump into where the spring was from pretty high up. All of us loved it.

On Sunday we went to Teotihuacan, one of the most important archaeological sites in all of Mexico. We climbed the pyramid of the Sun and the one of the Moon. The pyramids were incredible. It was crazy to see the whole city more or less untouched. To this day it is a mystery as to which group of people built the city, the Aztecs were the one who discovered it. I had an allergy attack while I was there and wasn't really into reading the informational signs haha :( I want to do some research on the history of the place, it was very cool.

Thing are going well, I can’t believe we are on the last couple weeks. I’m considering staying a few extra days.. ha! Talk to you about that later mom and dad :) Nos vemos chicos.