Let's start with the hate.
I HATE this dog that I live with all the hatred I can possibly muster. Every single night I go to bed thinking how much I hate it and every morning it is the first thing I hear. For you see, night time is when my roommate gets home and the spoiled little princess gets to do whatever she wants. By the end of the night, I am going crazy. Yesterday, she ate huge chunks of my underwear. Like ate them as in they are gone. Now people who know me will simple say, Randi, you leave your clothes everywhere. It's really your fault. But no, I am super clean down here and it is not my fault. It is the little devils fault. And then, every single stinkin' morning I get woken up about an hour earlier than I need to get up by this stupid dog who won't quit yapping. BLAH!!!! And those who know me know that I am not all that happy in the morning to begin with!
Just let it be known that the little dog and I are not quite friends and we can leave it at that.
Love.
I love, love, love, love, love my job. Seriously. I am working as an intern at the Canadian Consulate as an assistant to the Trade Commissioners. Basically, that means I do whatever they tell me to do which usually ends up being the leg work they don't have time to do. I am totally alright with it though. I actually love it about 95% of the time. There are two Canadian interns working right now; Peter and myself. I arrived at the consulate a week earlier than he did and man did that week make all the difference!! I got the longer tour and the first day my boss spent almost entirely with me showing me around and walking me over to the restaurant we usually eat at and waiting while I got my food and everything. Peter got about an hour long shpeel and was left to fend for himself or come to me. Hahaha! I also got paired up with my rather attractive boss as my Trade Commissioner. Dang, I was soooooo lucky. A) His work is a tad bit more interesting that the bovine industry that Peter is working with. B) My boss is hotter than his boss. C) My boss is Canadian which means he understands my Canadian humour a little bit more. D) I am somehow getting put on some pretty awesome projects. For example, today I was informed that I am going to be a part of the Aerospace Meetings that are happening in Guadalajara. What that means is that I get to spend a couple days planning, setting up, and then hanging out at a booth pretending I speak Spanish, networking, and talking to semi-important people. I also get to go to a cocktail party and get all dressed up and I get free lunch! That should be fun. Oh!! And the building that our party is happening at is also the same place that there is some United Nations shin-dig happening which means Felipe Calderon will be in town, in the building, and might possibly stop by our function. How freaking cool would that be!! Hahaha! Yup, basically this is awesome. I love it. It is what I am good at. I love languages, I love planning things, I love working on projects, and I love learning about all of these random different industries. I am seriously considering making this a career. Yup. Tonight the love goes out to all the Trade Commissioners in the world.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Collection of Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts:
1) Some of the toilets here have this foot pedal for flushing them instead of using your hand. It is the most intelligent and awesome thing ever. One day at work I will take my camera to the bathroom with me and take a picture so everyone can see. Hahaha! Can you imagine hearing someone taking a picture in a bathroom stall? Oh man, I am totally going to be that person!
2) The movie theatres here have arm rests that you can move out of the way! Again, genius! That way they are out of the way should you feel the need to cuddle! And if the theatre is empty, you could just lift them all up and then lay down across the seats!! I should bring this back to Canada and make millions.
3) They have what is called a VIP theatre down here and I NEED to go. Apparently for the same price as a movie in Canada (or maybe it is still a little bit less) you can go to these theatres where they have Lazy-boy chairs that you sit in and there are waiters that come around and take your order and everything! I can't wait to go! Seriously! How awesome is that!!!
4) You know those cookies you can get that are pure sugar and they come in either pink or chocolate or vanilla. You know, the wafer ones? I swear, every country in the world has those cookies and it brings me so much joy!
5) The brand name for bread here is Bimbo bread. Hahaha! Love it.
6) In grocery stores they have people hired to try and sell you food. Not just like samples but people who approach you and tell you all about how awesome this brand of rice is and that if you buy it you get this plastic container with it! It scares me. I actually go out of my way to avoid them. Hahaha!
Oh! I went and saw a Mexican movie last night. I was super scared that I wasn't going to understand anything cuz it is very Mexican and it is in Spanish which I have learned I don't speak. BUT.... I wasn't completely lost! There were definitely times where everyone was laughing and I was going uuuughhhhh but overall, I survived! Go me!
That's all I've got for now.
Adios!
1) Some of the toilets here have this foot pedal for flushing them instead of using your hand. It is the most intelligent and awesome thing ever. One day at work I will take my camera to the bathroom with me and take a picture so everyone can see. Hahaha! Can you imagine hearing someone taking a picture in a bathroom stall? Oh man, I am totally going to be that person!
2) The movie theatres here have arm rests that you can move out of the way! Again, genius! That way they are out of the way should you feel the need to cuddle! And if the theatre is empty, you could just lift them all up and then lay down across the seats!! I should bring this back to Canada and make millions.
3) They have what is called a VIP theatre down here and I NEED to go. Apparently for the same price as a movie in Canada (or maybe it is still a little bit less) you can go to these theatres where they have Lazy-boy chairs that you sit in and there are waiters that come around and take your order and everything! I can't wait to go! Seriously! How awesome is that!!!
4) You know those cookies you can get that are pure sugar and they come in either pink or chocolate or vanilla. You know, the wafer ones? I swear, every country in the world has those cookies and it brings me so much joy!
5) The brand name for bread here is Bimbo bread. Hahaha! Love it.
6) In grocery stores they have people hired to try and sell you food. Not just like samples but people who approach you and tell you all about how awesome this brand of rice is and that if you buy it you get this plastic container with it! It scares me. I actually go out of my way to avoid them. Hahaha!
Oh! I went and saw a Mexican movie last night. I was super scared that I wasn't going to understand anything cuz it is very Mexican and it is in Spanish which I have learned I don't speak. BUT.... I wasn't completely lost! There were definitely times where everyone was laughing and I was going uuuughhhhh but overall, I survived! Go me!
That's all I've got for now.
Adios!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Bailamos Salsa!!
I had SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN last night! Yup, that is right, enough to warrant capital letters. There was this stake activity yesterday which was this to celebrate Mexico. I swear the month of September is one big party celebrating Mexico's independence. I love it. So, I bussed down on my own which was quite the adventure but I made it. And seriously!! Who puts a GIANT stinky cow farm in the middle of a city of over 4 million people?!? Seriously!
So, I got there late and so I only got to see the end but basically what it was was a night of traditional dances and traditional food. So, each Stake was assigned a part of Mexico to represent and they put together a traditional dance with the outfits and everything from that area and then they put together an meal from there as well. It was sooooo fun to watch! And eat! Hahaha!
After that, we went out for Italian food with a couple of Moni's friends and then we went out DANCING! Now, I always worry when I go out dancing in these Latin-American countries. Latino boys are a lot more forward then Canadian boys and being white can sometimes make you a target. Plus, you go into the bars and whoosh there goes the Spirit and you are left to fend them off on your own. But, we were going with a group of about 15 members or so and it was a Salsa club, not a Reggaeton club, so I thought it would be alright and man was I right! SOO SOOO SOOOO much fun! We got there and after about a song this guy, Alejandro (or Fernando..... I am terrible with names in English. It is worse in Spanish. And it was loud in my defence!) asked me to dance. And then I spent the rest of the night dancing with this guy. It was a blast. I have been out Salsa dancing once or twice before but never with anyone who really knew what they were doing. And it is soooo much more fun and way simpler if you have a guy who knows how to lead! By the end I could barely catch my breath but it was so awesome! Seriously! We decided by the end of the night that I was good enough to pass for a Cuban! Hahaha! I don't know why he picked Cuban, but whatever. It was fun.
We danced until about 2:30 in the morning until the live band was finished for the night and the club was closing down. It was so much fun. Seriously. I know I have said that a lot but I had a complete blast. At the end of the night my roommate turned to me and said, I didn't know you could dance! Man, what a compliment that was!! Hahaha! I mean, I stumble around like a white girl, I know that, but she said I didn't look that terrible either! Woot! Afterwards it took us like an hour and a half to drive around and get dropped off and so we had a sing-a-long dance party in the car that was PACKED with people. Such a blast. Hahaha!
Yay for a night of awesome Mexican fun!
So, I got there late and so I only got to see the end but basically what it was was a night of traditional dances and traditional food. So, each Stake was assigned a part of Mexico to represent and they put together a traditional dance with the outfits and everything from that area and then they put together an meal from there as well. It was sooooo fun to watch! And eat! Hahaha!
After that, we went out for Italian food with a couple of Moni's friends and then we went out DANCING! Now, I always worry when I go out dancing in these Latin-American countries. Latino boys are a lot more forward then Canadian boys and being white can sometimes make you a target. Plus, you go into the bars and whoosh there goes the Spirit and you are left to fend them off on your own. But, we were going with a group of about 15 members or so and it was a Salsa club, not a Reggaeton club, so I thought it would be alright and man was I right! SOO SOOO SOOOO much fun! We got there and after about a song this guy, Alejandro (or Fernando..... I am terrible with names in English. It is worse in Spanish. And it was loud in my defence!) asked me to dance. And then I spent the rest of the night dancing with this guy. It was a blast. I have been out Salsa dancing once or twice before but never with anyone who really knew what they were doing. And it is soooo much more fun and way simpler if you have a guy who knows how to lead! By the end I could barely catch my breath but it was so awesome! Seriously! We decided by the end of the night that I was good enough to pass for a Cuban! Hahaha! I don't know why he picked Cuban, but whatever. It was fun.
We danced until about 2:30 in the morning until the live band was finished for the night and the club was closing down. It was so much fun. Seriously. I know I have said that a lot but I had a complete blast. At the end of the night my roommate turned to me and said, I didn't know you could dance! Man, what a compliment that was!! Hahaha! I mean, I stumble around like a white girl, I know that, but she said I didn't look that terrible either! Woot! Afterwards it took us like an hour and a half to drive around and get dropped off and so we had a sing-a-long dance party in the car that was PACKED with people. Such a blast. Hahaha!
Yay for a night of awesome Mexican fun!
Family Home Evening.... en Español.
So, last Sunday was quite an excellent day. I got up and got dressed and looked super hot (of course!). I went to church with my roommate and had quite a good time. Church in Spanish is EXACTLY the same as church in English. It just hurts my head a little to focus that hard for three hours in Spanish. It can pretty intense at times. It was pretty awesome. I finally met the girl who helped me find my roommate too! I was super lucky to have an old roommate who married a guy who served his mission who knows this girl who knows my current roommate! Hahah!
Anyways, after Church, I came home with my roommate, Moni, and she told me that our house had been volunteered to host FHE that night. Yay FHE! I was really excited actually. It was exciting to have people at my house where I felt a little more comfortable than at the church or an activity where I sometimes feel super lost. Haha! So, we were in charge of everything. So, in the end, I got to plan half of the lesson (in Spanish) and pick the game we were going to play. I was super excited. I sat down and spent most of the afternoon figuring out exactly what I wanted to say in Spanish and how I would say it. I looked up scriptures in Spanish and figured it all out. I figured everything out right before it was time to leave to go to choir.
Oh yah, I joined the Stake choir. It is soooooooo funny. Seriously, Mexicans can't really sing, at all. They try, they really do. But, no one knows how to play the piano which means usually they are singing acapella which let’s face it, doesn't really work if you don't know the song and you haven't had experience singing. It is hilarious. So, we are singing Christmas carols, which I have sung before. So, I just jumped in and sang harmony and had a grand old time stumbling along with everyone else and I turned into a semi- celebrity at choir. It was hilarious! They were so amazed that I could just pick it up and especially that I could keep it up when everyone else was singing. It brought me a lot of joy!
After getting through a hymn and a half in around an hour and a half, we went back home for FHE. Now, here is where the problem began. I had put all of this prep into preparing this lesson, but I had never thought to practise saying it out loud. So, when everyone had finally arrived and it was time for the lesson, I completely froze. Seriously. It was the most frustrating thing I have ever experienced and I wanted to just fall over and cry. I love, love, love teaching. I love getting up and sharing my testimony and the things that I have learned and so I was devastated when I was suddenly unable to do that because I suddenly couldn't string a sentence together. It was terrible. Okay, it wasn't that terrible. I got my point across and people understood well enough and I didn't die but still. I felt like such a fool and all I wanted to do was flee to my room and never come out again. But I didn't!
After then lesson, I taught them how to play one of those story writing games where you write a sentence and then the next person draws a picture of that sentence and then the next person has to write a sentence about the picture without seeing the original sentence. It was quite excellent. We laughed and laughed and laughed in the end. And then they decided we should play telephone. Well, I don't like telephone in English so whoever thought I would like it is Spanish is completely wrong. Man, I messed that game up sooooooo much. And not in the funny way but in the frustrating oh why can't she speak English kind of way. But, I wasn't alone. There is this girl here from Brazil and her Spanish is imperfect just like mine. So take that world!
Anyways, by the time everyone left at around 11:30 or a little after that, I was completely wound up and still shaking. It was a fun night though. I am starting to make friends that I would feel comfortable calling my friends. Good times were had and I didn't die from giving such a terribly presented lesson! Yay for lessons learned!!
Besos a todos!
Anyways, after Church, I came home with my roommate, Moni, and she told me that our house had been volunteered to host FHE that night. Yay FHE! I was really excited actually. It was exciting to have people at my house where I felt a little more comfortable than at the church or an activity where I sometimes feel super lost. Haha! So, we were in charge of everything. So, in the end, I got to plan half of the lesson (in Spanish) and pick the game we were going to play. I was super excited. I sat down and spent most of the afternoon figuring out exactly what I wanted to say in Spanish and how I would say it. I looked up scriptures in Spanish and figured it all out. I figured everything out right before it was time to leave to go to choir.
Oh yah, I joined the Stake choir. It is soooooooo funny. Seriously, Mexicans can't really sing, at all. They try, they really do. But, no one knows how to play the piano which means usually they are singing acapella which let’s face it, doesn't really work if you don't know the song and you haven't had experience singing. It is hilarious. So, we are singing Christmas carols, which I have sung before. So, I just jumped in and sang harmony and had a grand old time stumbling along with everyone else and I turned into a semi- celebrity at choir. It was hilarious! They were so amazed that I could just pick it up and especially that I could keep it up when everyone else was singing. It brought me a lot of joy!
After getting through a hymn and a half in around an hour and a half, we went back home for FHE. Now, here is where the problem began. I had put all of this prep into preparing this lesson, but I had never thought to practise saying it out loud. So, when everyone had finally arrived and it was time for the lesson, I completely froze. Seriously. It was the most frustrating thing I have ever experienced and I wanted to just fall over and cry. I love, love, love teaching. I love getting up and sharing my testimony and the things that I have learned and so I was devastated when I was suddenly unable to do that because I suddenly couldn't string a sentence together. It was terrible. Okay, it wasn't that terrible. I got my point across and people understood well enough and I didn't die but still. I felt like such a fool and all I wanted to do was flee to my room and never come out again. But I didn't!
After then lesson, I taught them how to play one of those story writing games where you write a sentence and then the next person draws a picture of that sentence and then the next person has to write a sentence about the picture without seeing the original sentence. It was quite excellent. We laughed and laughed and laughed in the end. And then they decided we should play telephone. Well, I don't like telephone in English so whoever thought I would like it is Spanish is completely wrong. Man, I messed that game up sooooooo much. And not in the funny way but in the frustrating oh why can't she speak English kind of way. But, I wasn't alone. There is this girl here from Brazil and her Spanish is imperfect just like mine. So take that world!
Anyways, by the time everyone left at around 11:30 or a little after that, I was completely wound up and still shaking. It was a fun night though. I am starting to make friends that I would feel comfortable calling my friends. Good times were had and I didn't die from giving such a terribly presented lesson! Yay for lessons learned!!
Besos a todos!
Friday, September 17, 2010
¡El Grito! ¡Vivo México!
Oh man, Mexicans are so much fun! So, Wednesday was the Bicentennial celebration of the Indepence of Mexico and the Centennial of the abolishment of slavery, so to say the least, we had quite a party!! Hahaha!
I started the day off by going to work and subsequently getting off early. Yay for short days! Peter and I then went to my place to change out of our work clothes and go and play! Peter is the other Canadian intern that is working at the Canadian Consulate with me. We jumped on a bus and headed down to Centro Historico to spend the day celebrating! It was ridiculous! We got there and the first thing we noticed was this GIANT sandwich and I mean GIANT! It stretched around the entire perimeter of the main plaza. I wish I knew exactly how long it was but just imagine the worlds largest Torte Ahogado and that is what was there. And it sat there in the sun for quite awhile before they started serving people. They easily were serving that sandwich for around an hour. It brought me so much joy! Haha!
Downtown was just full of crazy fun. They had a carnival set up in one plaza and a bunch of street vendors in another plaza. They were selling everything from face paint to mustaches to socks. We wandered around and ate a whole bunch of random food and did a lot of people watching. We also burned to a nice crisp while we were there. It made me laugh because as we walked around we naturally would stay in the sun while all of the Mexicans had this talent for finding the shade and sticking to it. Made us laugh.
Side note: Mexican children are SO cute! I just want to steal one and take it home with me!
After we spent many, many hours wandering around the different plazas and eating and looking in churches and such, we set up camp in the main plaza to wait for the main event to take place. It was the strangest event I have ever attended. Strangest is the wrong word.... It was just very different from how I would have done it. This was the evenings itinerary.
1) Opera singer with a string orchestra
2) Long break with nothing
3) Freaking awesome firework show!! The person standing two people over from me got hit in the head with a firework! Hahaha! It was hilarious.
4) More dead air time.
5) A full orchestra performance
6) More dead air time.
7) El Grito
8) Lamer fireworks
It was so weird! We constantly thought something awesome was going to happen and then it didn't. Haha! And the entire time there was a clock counting down right in front of us so we could watch the minutes of dead air time tick by!
El Grito was SOOO cool! There were a bunch of soldiers who came marching up to the Governor in a really traditional way where their feet were coming right up so they were at a 90 degree angle. Hard to explain but it brought me much joy. They brought a Mexican flag up to the Governor who then brought it out onto the balcony who looked out onto the plaza that was PACKED to the brim. The Governor then came out and made this really passionate speech about Mexico and their independence and a bunch of other stuff. He would say a sentence and then the entire crowd would scream ¡Viva! It was so awesome! Seriously! I felt so patriotic!
Anyways. It was an awesome night. My feet were killing me by the end but it was totally worth it. Such a good night! Living here is pretty great! Viva Mexico!
I started the day off by going to work and subsequently getting off early. Yay for short days! Peter and I then went to my place to change out of our work clothes and go and play! Peter is the other Canadian intern that is working at the Canadian Consulate with me. We jumped on a bus and headed down to Centro Historico to spend the day celebrating! It was ridiculous! We got there and the first thing we noticed was this GIANT sandwich and I mean GIANT! It stretched around the entire perimeter of the main plaza. I wish I knew exactly how long it was but just imagine the worlds largest Torte Ahogado and that is what was there. And it sat there in the sun for quite awhile before they started serving people. They easily were serving that sandwich for around an hour. It brought me so much joy! Haha!
Downtown was just full of crazy fun. They had a carnival set up in one plaza and a bunch of street vendors in another plaza. They were selling everything from face paint to mustaches to socks. We wandered around and ate a whole bunch of random food and did a lot of people watching. We also burned to a nice crisp while we were there. It made me laugh because as we walked around we naturally would stay in the sun while all of the Mexicans had this talent for finding the shade and sticking to it. Made us laugh.
Side note: Mexican children are SO cute! I just want to steal one and take it home with me!
After we spent many, many hours wandering around the different plazas and eating and looking in churches and such, we set up camp in the main plaza to wait for the main event to take place. It was the strangest event I have ever attended. Strangest is the wrong word.... It was just very different from how I would have done it. This was the evenings itinerary.
1) Opera singer with a string orchestra
2) Long break with nothing
3) Freaking awesome firework show!! The person standing two people over from me got hit in the head with a firework! Hahaha! It was hilarious.
4) More dead air time.
5) A full orchestra performance
6) More dead air time.
7) El Grito
8) Lamer fireworks
It was so weird! We constantly thought something awesome was going to happen and then it didn't. Haha! And the entire time there was a clock counting down right in front of us so we could watch the minutes of dead air time tick by!
El Grito was SOOO cool! There were a bunch of soldiers who came marching up to the Governor in a really traditional way where their feet were coming right up so they were at a 90 degree angle. Hard to explain but it brought me much joy. They brought a Mexican flag up to the Governor who then brought it out onto the balcony who looked out onto the plaza that was PACKED to the brim. The Governor then came out and made this really passionate speech about Mexico and their independence and a bunch of other stuff. He would say a sentence and then the entire crowd would scream ¡Viva! It was so awesome! Seriously! I felt so patriotic!
Anyways. It was an awesome night. My feet were killing me by the end but it was totally worth it. Such a good night! Living here is pretty great! Viva Mexico!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Random Stories from Week 1
I have decided that living in another country is like going through Make-a-Fool-of-Yourself School. Seriously! I finally think that I am starting to understand the accent here well enough that I don't like a complete idiot when I start to learn that I have been breaking EVERY social norm these people seem to have! I can't win!!! Oh well. I will get there?? Right?? Or I will just be a complete snob and kill the stereotype for all the rest of you that Canadians are nice.
So, random stories.
My Little Jail
So, I flew into Guadalajara and finally arrived at my house and it was around 6:30ish in the morning. So, I chatted with my roommate, Moni, a little and then I zonked out on the floor. Moni had told me that the lady that cleans our apartment would be coming around in the morning but I slept right through that. Turns out that was a bad idea because she was supposed to give me her keys. Which she didn't. And then she locked the deadbolt on the apartment and left me there. Little known fact, the deadbolt that I have on my apartment needs a key to be opened..... from the outside AND from inside. So, I woke up, cleaned up, unpacked and all of that and when I tried to leave to go and get some food, surprise, surprise, I was locked inside! Hahaha! So, I stayed there until 9:00 pm when my roommate finally came home. Good times, good times.
My Bus Misadventure
Guadalajara is made up of 5 different cities. I live right on the border of one of those in a city called Zapopan. On Saturday I decided to jump on a bus and go down to Centro Historico and check out all of the old buildings and the markets and things like that. I had been on this bus once before and failed to find what I was looking for but stubborn me was determined to find it this time. So, I jumped on the bus and turns out I was a little tired because next thing I knew, I woke up and I was in Tonola. This meant that somehow I had gone through Guadalajara AND Tlaquepaque to end up in Tonola. Good times! So I jumped off that bus right away and caught one heading back in the other direction. On the way I saw a market and decided I should go considering my plans to see Centro Historico weren't going so well. Turns out this market is for all your screamer-emos!! There was a very angry band playing and there were stalls selling corsets and teddy bears with sharp teeth and claws and all of those happy things you usually find at a market! Haha! I had a good laugh and then went home.
Blue Water
The water in my toilet is blue. All the time.
The Dog and my Underwear
Moni has a dog and this thing is her little baby. To the point that it has its own room. Yup. I actually like the little guy... girl?? I have no idea actually. He/she plays with me and will cuddle next to me while I watch a movie and barks ALLLL the time. It's a good little dog. The only complaint I have is that Tashi likes to eat my underwear. Now clearly I don't just leave my underwear lying around my room, that would be weird. But somehow this dog manages to get INTO my underwear draw in order to find my underwear so that it can chew on it. I have NO idea how he/she does it! It is hilarious! And not... all at the same time.
Well, that's all I have for now. Don't miss me too much! Haha!
So, random stories.
My Little Jail
So, I flew into Guadalajara and finally arrived at my house and it was around 6:30ish in the morning. So, I chatted with my roommate, Moni, a little and then I zonked out on the floor. Moni had told me that the lady that cleans our apartment would be coming around in the morning but I slept right through that. Turns out that was a bad idea because she was supposed to give me her keys. Which she didn't. And then she locked the deadbolt on the apartment and left me there. Little known fact, the deadbolt that I have on my apartment needs a key to be opened..... from the outside AND from inside. So, I woke up, cleaned up, unpacked and all of that and when I tried to leave to go and get some food, surprise, surprise, I was locked inside! Hahaha! So, I stayed there until 9:00 pm when my roommate finally came home. Good times, good times.
My Bus Misadventure
Guadalajara is made up of 5 different cities. I live right on the border of one of those in a city called Zapopan. On Saturday I decided to jump on a bus and go down to Centro Historico and check out all of the old buildings and the markets and things like that. I had been on this bus once before and failed to find what I was looking for but stubborn me was determined to find it this time. So, I jumped on the bus and turns out I was a little tired because next thing I knew, I woke up and I was in Tonola. This meant that somehow I had gone through Guadalajara AND Tlaquepaque to end up in Tonola. Good times! So I jumped off that bus right away and caught one heading back in the other direction. On the way I saw a market and decided I should go considering my plans to see Centro Historico weren't going so well. Turns out this market is for all your screamer-emos!! There was a very angry band playing and there were stalls selling corsets and teddy bears with sharp teeth and claws and all of those happy things you usually find at a market! Haha! I had a good laugh and then went home.
Blue Water
The water in my toilet is blue. All the time.
The Dog and my Underwear
Moni has a dog and this thing is her little baby. To the point that it has its own room. Yup. I actually like the little guy... girl?? I have no idea actually. He/she plays with me and will cuddle next to me while I watch a movie and barks ALLLL the time. It's a good little dog. The only complaint I have is that Tashi likes to eat my underwear. Now clearly I don't just leave my underwear lying around my room, that would be weird. But somehow this dog manages to get INTO my underwear draw in order to find my underwear so that it can chew on it. I have NO idea how he/she does it! It is hilarious! And not... all at the same time.
Well, that's all I have for now. Don't miss me too much! Haha!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Let's Start From the Very Beginning
As some of you may know, I like traveling. Quite a bit actually. So, over the last almost 3 years I have been itching to get out of the country. Not because I don't love Canada and all of the people in it but more so for the change and the opportunity to explore and learn and experience life in a different culture. So, after many failed attempts at running away, this trip finally fell together!
Now I can finally say, ¡Adios Canadá y hola México! It has been quite the journey but I made it. My first day in the country was quite an interesting one. I got to my apartment at about 6ish in the morning, met my roommate, and then I was out like a light. I slept until about 1:30 in the afternoon on a blanket on the tile floor. I woke up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated and ready to go! So, I jumped up, got ready and then went to leave the apartment. Sadly, when the lady who cleans the apartment left in the morning, she locked the deadbolt behind her. Now, here is a little known fact. The deadbolt on the door to my apartment needs a key to get in..... AND to get out. So, yay! I was locked in my apartment, sin comida y agua until about 9:00 that night. Haha! At least I got finish little women!
That was the start of my adventure and it just keeps getting better. Yes, I miss everyone a lot and wish I could have you all here with me. But, I can't and so I will just have to live it up without you!
Love and miss you all,
Randi
Ps... the afternoon rainstorm made the mariachi concert outside my house stop! Lame! But don't worry, the 24-hour soccer game is still going strong!
Now I can finally say, ¡Adios Canadá y hola México! It has been quite the journey but I made it. My first day in the country was quite an interesting one. I got to my apartment at about 6ish in the morning, met my roommate, and then I was out like a light. I slept until about 1:30 in the afternoon on a blanket on the tile floor. I woke up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated and ready to go! So, I jumped up, got ready and then went to leave the apartment. Sadly, when the lady who cleans the apartment left in the morning, she locked the deadbolt behind her. Now, here is a little known fact. The deadbolt on the door to my apartment needs a key to get in..... AND to get out. So, yay! I was locked in my apartment, sin comida y agua until about 9:00 that night. Haha! At least I got finish little women!
That was the start of my adventure and it just keeps getting better. Yes, I miss everyone a lot and wish I could have you all here with me. But, I can't and so I will just have to live it up without you!
Love and miss you all,
Randi
Ps... the afternoon rainstorm made the mariachi concert outside my house stop! Lame! But don't worry, the 24-hour soccer game is still going strong!
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