Hola,

I’m so excited because tomorrow morning we are leaving for Mexico City. I love history and all the old architecture, so you can imagine how hyped I am to see ancient pyramids and art. And I think it will be a great time to spend as a group with my classmates and teachers.

The past few days, the parents of my mother here were in town, so all the cousins and aunts and uncles came to visit. It was nice having more people in the house to talk to, and the grandfather really enjoyed learning about my classes here and where I lived at home. He told me about his hometown and said he lived by one of the best beaches in Mexico. Then he and his wife invited me back with them, I said of course. I would have loved to go to the beach and see more of Mexico, but my mom here said I couldn’t because I had to go to school. Oh school : (

He also told me a lot about Mexican history, even more than we had talked about in my culture and history class and it was so interesting to see how much he knew about his country and ours. Another interesting thing is that yesterday my mom here made meatloaf and mac’n’cheese. Which is strange because I rarely have meatloaf in my own house in Pennsylvania, yet this super “American” dish was really really good.

Anyway, I got to go finish some homework and start packing for this weekend. I’ll be sure to write all about Mexico City and put up lots of pictures the first chance I get.

Adios,

Lexi

Here are some random pictures from my trip so far:

Oh, and PS. I’m not sure if you’ve ever seen Once Upon a Time in Mexico, but most of that movie takes place in Guanajuato, the town where I’m staying and some of the other towns we’ve visited.