Mexico

Salsa and horse back riding
June 28, 2008 - San Cristóbal, Mexico
Yesterday we all went to a true salsa dance club and it was really cool. I have never salsa before so I had no clue what I was doing, but no one seemed to mind how stupid I looked. I guess it wasn't that bad because I got to dance with some locals and I thought I kept up pretty well. It really help that I didnt understand what they were saying...
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The good, the bad, and the ugly
June 26, 2008 - Isla Mujeres, Mexico
(English below) Eerst maar even the bad and the ugly; digitale camera numero 2 heeft me ook verlaten nadat hij is gestolen in Mexico, inclusief heel wat prachtige foto´s! Behoorlijk pijnlijk maar niets aan te doen. Ik ben zeker niet de enige reiziger die al aan camera 3 toe is, maar ik denk niet dat ik hem nog een keer ga vervangen. ...
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Still Adjusting
June 26, 2008 - San Cristóbal, Mexico
This is my fifth day being here in San Cristobal and I feel like I am starting to get into my routine. I wake up at roughly 7 am(depending on how late I was up the night before). I shower, dress and my host mom fixes me breakfast which has been cereal and fruit every morning. I like my breakfast because its nothing crazy like some of the other...
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Crazy Mexicanos
June 25, 2008 - San Cristóbal, Mexico
Today was a great day! Found a great cafe with great food, and the food doesnt look scary! We all went to Chamula today, which is a surrounding Mayan village, for the biggest festival of the year celebrating a saints birthday...or something like that. I thought that San Cristobal was a huge culture shock until I arrived at this place. There...
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Getting settled
June 24, 2008 - San Cristóbal, Mexico
The very first day was probably the most stressful day I have ever experience but I have become a little more familiar with the city as well as getting to know my family. Starting to get to know all the other students now and it seems that everyone is really cool. We all went out last night and popped my tequila shot cherry. The bar was...
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