My 21st Birthday!!!!

I had an amazing birthday!! Kate and Nishi threw me a party at my favorite club and 30 of my friends came to celebrate with me!!! The club also gave me a piece of chocolate cake. Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes. I can't wait to celebrate once more when I get home. This weekend I am headed to Mexico City with 4 of my friends and we are going to a Mexican Wedding tomorrow night!!! I added some pictures from my party with all my friends.

Pictures from my Party!!!

Jalcomulco

This past weekend, I went to a town in the state of Veracruz with 13 other students from my University. It was another trip that was organized by the Mexican students. One of the girls who was supposed to go got sick so Kate went in her place. We slept in these rooms with Mosquito Nets around the beds but I still got bit all over my legs. I also had bug spray with me that I put on a lot but the mosquitos here are very persistent because everyone in the group got bit. On Saturday, we did an obstacle course that consisted of climbing up a wall and then ziplining to another tree. From there, we walked on rope across to another tree and ziplined 3 more times. The pictures are a little dark but if you look closely you can see me. It definitely was a workout because I've been sore for the past two days haha. On Saturday, we woke up early and went white water rafting for 3 hours. It was my first time and I absolutely loved it. Not too many people fell out of the raft, Kate fell about twice, me about once. At one point when the water was calm, we all jumped out and went swimming. Afterwards, we hiked to a natural swimming pool and went swimming again. All the food was included in the trip and it was great. Jalcomulco is only about 3 1/2 hours away from Puebla. I got really good mosquito cream for my bites so I'm feeling better already. Tonight begins the celebration for my 21st Birthday!!!!!! If you can, I would love to hear from everyone my number is 011-521-222-528-5576....if not, I understand. I miss everyone a lot!!!

Jalcomulco, Una Ventana Al Mundo

Cuernavaca

Two weekends ago Kate and I took a little weekend trip together to Cuernavaca. It's only about 2 3/4 hours away from Puebla and since we are students, we got discounts for the bus. They call Cuernavaca La Eterna Primavera (The Eternal Spring) because it is always warm there, even at night. The weekend we were there it was really hot during the day and very comfortable at night. On Saturday, we took a bus tour of the city and walked through a big garden for about an hour. When we got back, we went to the stadium to see a soccer game. The team is Division II so the crowd isnt quite as crazy as the fans of the Division I teams but it was still a lot of fun. There are a lot of Universities in Cuernavaca like in Puebla so we saw a lot of Americans. They are not too hard to spot on the streets haha. Kate and I are thinking of going back for a night because we enjoyed it so much.

Cuernavaca- The Eternal Spring

Great Week

Last week we had off for Semana Santa, the entire week leading up to Easter. Four of Kate´s friends from her school came down to visit. They got here late Thursday night so Friday and Saturday we showed them around Puebla and Cholula. Our bus was at 3:45 PM on Saturday to Oaxaca city and then we got on another bus at 10:30 PM overnight to Puerto Escondido. Once we got to Puerto Escondido, we drove an hour to Puerto Angel, where we stayed in a really nice hotel on the beach for 2 nights. One morning we woke up at 5:30 AM to go on a fishing trip and snorkeling. Kate slept the entire time but the rest of us watched the sunrise and jumped in the water to snorkel. I didnt stay in for long because I was scared of the jelly fish but the water was really nice, not too cold. On Tuesday, we went back to Puerto Escondido just for the day and then took another overnight bus to Acapulco. We arrived in Acapulco around 7:00 AM on Wednesday. The hotel that Kate originally booked was really far from everything and not really nice but all of Acapulco was completely full. Luckily our taxi driver helped us find a hotel right on the beach for a reasonable price not too far from everything. We stayed there until Sunday. Acapulco had a lot of people but I didnt mind so much. Our hotel had a pool and a private beach and we got to see all the places we went to on our Spring Break last year. We also got to see our friends who are from Acapulco but study in Puebla with us. I got a ride back to Puebla with them on Sunday. Overall, it was an exciting week and we were all happy to spend time with other people. This weekend I am going to my friends cousins wedding in Cuernavaca with Kate and Nishi. Kates parents are coming the week of April 5th so I will be sending back some stuff with them (aka my winter coat that I had no use for). My birthday is in less than 2 weeks, very excited for that!!! I miss everyone and I hope everyone had a good spring break. I sent out about 7 more postcards yesterday so keep a look out if you havent received one already!!!