No but seriously, besides the terrible title, it's taken me forever to write another post, so my bad. I don't have any exciting pictures to upload, so if you tuned in for photos, I will not be terribly offended if you stop reading now.
It is my seventh week here in Cuernavaca and it keeps getting better by the day. This past weekend I went out to a movie with a friend I've met down here. She wanted to see "Just Go With It," with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. We saw it, and it was unsurprisingly bland. However what was more exciting was the ride over. I was grabbing a cab and I was foolish in not checking which down he has on his bumper, because when I asked him to take me to the movie theater (yes I said this in spanish), he looked at me with a blank stare. He then stopped another cab driver and ask him where it was, and then I was instructed to get in the other guys cab. Since I switched cabs I forgot to asked the most important question before you depart in the cab "Cuanto cuesta?" The taxis in Mexico don't have meters, so all pricing needs to be hashed out before you go. Otherwise you'll get a nice up-charge upon reaching your destination. Noting that, once I arrived at the movie theater I was greeting with an inflated fee of "ochenta pesos" (80 pesos). Now in the US, going the distance that we did, that would be a spectacular deal. But in Mexico, going the distance we did, it was highway robbery. Usually the price is 35 pesos. After arguing with him, still with limited vocabulary for bargaining and insulting, I ended up paying 60 pesos. It was a rip-off, but a nice reminder of making sure that I establish the price before I get in/depart in the cab.
On Saturday Nate (my roommate, also from the UofM) and I were invited by a high school senior down here in Mexico. Roberto is planning on going to the U, and so the UofM told him that there were two students studying down here. He then contacted us and invited us over to his home for lunch. His house is in a gated community, and was quite nice. His dad, also named Roberto, owns a construction company and his mother, patty, is a stay at home mom. We had a great meal and tried some different tequilas which was great. My favorite so far would have to be Hornitos. They apparently have their larger home in Acapulco, and invited Nate and I there. However, our program does not allow us to go to Aacapulco, so I don't believe we'll be able to go :/. Either way, it was great to meet some new people and be able to provide some information about the U for a new student.
Well thats all I have for now, the weather is still great and the days keep going by. Hope all is well, and I promise to get some new pictures on here soon to make it more enticing to check back in :P.
