The Bomb Diggity

Gallery: Villahermosa / Cancun

nishi36 — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:24:00 GMT

happiness

a whole new world

nishi36 — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:20:00 GMT

we are currently in cancun. just me and kate =)

but here's the update. we went to our friends house in villahermosa. it averages about 110 degrees every day. and at night we get the relief of it only being about 95. no manches. it was unbearable. i was sweating like a beast (attractive i know). we got there last sunday night. we met the family and things. we got the great priviledge to meet her uncle and aunt who on tuesday took us to palenque which is where there are a bunch of mayan ruins and pyramids. BEAUTIFUL. despite the sun and sweat we climbed a bunch and it was so crazy cool. it blows my mind how long they have been there. anyways after we headed an hour over to aqua azul. its in the middle of the mountains and i kid you not when i say the water is as blue as blue can get. GORGEOUS. we waded in the water for a few hours and ate great empanadas. it was super sweet cause it was like a final farewell to our 2 great friends from puebla. the car ride was also super because we talked to her uncle and aunt about mexico and about life. they were wise folk. we got back and were so very tired so we went to sleep because it was going to be an early day the next day. we went to her grandmothers house and met a bunch of family and hung out. the town she lived in (the name escapes me) was cute. the next day we went to a friends house on a very private beach and there was a pool. pool + beach + friends = pure happiness. we got back and went ice skating and it was superb. i didnt fall!!! kate cannot say the same.
hahah we also went bowling and ate dairy queen which was a sweet treat. tal and our friend ternura left the next day and it was so so so sad to see them go. me and kate hung out with the friends and fam and then had to say our goodbye as well. sucks but "asi es la vida" (thats how life is).

we took a 12 hour bus to cancun.. thats where we will be for the next 2 months. we have been lucky beyond words. our friends aunt picked us up from the bus terminal and has insisted that we stay with her until she moves at the end of june. we didnt protest. so we got back.. got settled and headed to beach because WE'RE IN FREAKING CANCUN. the woman we are staying with is AMAZING. really young and has a daughter and her mom is here too. shes been hooking us up. we have jobs waiting for us to do some timeshare stuff in mayan palace. we dont want to annoy people but man its money. also we went to this place called ciudad de alegria and its a woman's shelter/kids center/hospice/everything and we have been welcomed with open arms. that was yesterday. today is a chill day - kates at the gym.. im here in starbucks..

we just feel good cause we are establishing ourselves and its crazy nice. anyways just thought everyone should know whats been up.. i miss everyone from this past semester and everyone from home so much!!

keep a look out for pictures. and keep it rizzle.

Mexico City - an adventure

nishi36 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:01:00 GMT

so we went to mexico city (commonly referred to as df) partially for tal's birthday and partially for a wedding of a friend's cousin. it was amazingly fun. we got picked up from puebla by martiza's dad and a trip that should normally take 2 hours took abouttttttttt 7. we did so many "vueltas" (u-turns). hahah it was quite the adventure. first we had 8 people in the car then a normal amount and then 6 again. not the most comfortable. the rest of the trip we were given a chauffer. i dont know how that happens but we are some lucky ducks. anyways the first day we met up with some friends that we met in acapulco who live in df. they took us out and we had a great time. we all went back to ternura's brother's apartment (which is where we were staying) and hung out for some time. then we slept cause tomorrow we went to the wedding. the wedding was great! we watched, we ate, we danced. it was super fun. we were leading the lines of dancing and playing with the children like we were part of the family. after we met up with ternura's brother again and hung out with him and his girlfriend and their friends who were all so so cool.

we all slept for a few hours and the next day went to xochimilco and went on this boat where people on other boats come up to you and sell food and things. it was super relaxing and a great end to a great trip. the company, the places, the food - it was all real awesome. anyways, now im back in puebla and realizing there is 1 month of classes left and freaking out. i never want this to end.

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Gallery: Mexico City !!

nishi36 — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:57:00 GMT

Gallery: Spring Break 2008

nishi36 — Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:17:00 GMT

the best ever

!! Semana Santa !!

nishi36 — Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:15:00 GMT

noooo mames.

whaaaaaaat an experience. started off with a lot of ups and downs. kate and me find out that the girls' flight is cancelled so we have the bright bright bright idea of going to mexico city to surprise them at the airport. as we are waiting at the welcome gate at 11:00pm my stomach decides, "hey nishi im hungry". so ok we decide we've been waiting for an hour and half we might as well go eat. in the mean time the girls hop the bus back to puebla. we get really flustered shouting at them to get off the bus which was just not possible. but we end up catching the last bus back to puebla at 1:00am. we all stayed in 2 rooms in the same hotel we stayed in our first few nights in puebla in january. good times sleeping on rocks.

the next day was amazing to reunite with them. sometimes you miss people so so much when they're away but you just dont realize how much of a void there is until you see them. we caught up. i got a bag full of amazing goodies from my momma bear which was everything and more than i expected. as we prepared ourselves for the trip of a lifetime, we chatted, packed, washed ourselves. We then headed over to CAPU (the bus terminal) and needed to buy tickets but WHOA would you look at that!! there are none. hahah duhhhhhh its spring break. so eventually we book tickets to oaxaca later in the day. we take them around puebla and cholula and get a littttttttttle carried away and end up missing our bus. so we buy tickets for the following day realizig that we have to completely skip over seeing oaxaca city.

after hours and hours and hours and hours (about 20) of being on buses, we arrive in puerto escondido. we take a cab ride to puerto angel and i cant even explain the beauty of this place. it was so private and so natural. our rooms are great. great view. we head out to the beach and restaurant and eat our fresh fruits with music playing. it was pretty much perfect. we stayed there for 2 days just legit relaxing and nothing else. i didnt go on the sunrise boatride because i would have thrown up for days. the girls came back to find me sleeping which i basically did for another 8 hours after that. that evening we went to a beach called aragon and it was maybe the most beautiful place ive ever been. so the next day we decide on our last day before acapulco we should show the girls puerto escondido. it was hot but still so beautiful. did a lot of walking and hanging out.

in these days there was just so much talking and i was seriously in need of having a piece of home close by. so we take yet another bus to acapulco dreading the hotel we booked because we had heard it was so so far from civilization. only half of us got to see the pink cow hotel. yes thats right. it was painted like a cow with hot pink borders. oh man. thank god we discovered acamar hotel (who coincidentally and the same colored wristbands as playa suites ;) ) we settle in and head over to the beach. it was different and great in its own way in acapulco. so many people and so many of the same things from the usa. but really cool. we met some really awesome people. it was so so very hard to deal with a group of 9 girls. very hard. we went to the beach, ate at that sa-weet restaurant across the street, snuck into playa suites until the darkskins got kicked out, went out at night. overall just took it easy and really made the best of it.

overall id say that the trip was an absolute success. i hated to see everyone go. but it just reminded me that much more how lucky i am to have amazing people in my life who care about me as much as they do. i love you all so very much!!!! i could never put it into words what you mean to me. :)

last and final thing about this trip. it has killed my intestines but i wouldnt ever take it back.

-stay posted

check out the pictures.

and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JENNY AND COLLEEN (tomorrow)

and a huge huge huge thank you to bernadette balane who sent me a care package that i believe will never be topped (unless it is in fact a puppy). arrrr . .

T'ien

nishi36 — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:29:00 GMT

Puerto Escondido is one of the most beautiful places I've ever ever ever been. We took a 17 hour bus ride there which was only slightly painful but 150% worth it. We got there around 1:30 pm and just sat on the beach and took a dip in the water. BEAUTIFUL. We were surrounded by what I believe heaven looks like. Everyone was so laidback and friendly. The next 3 days blurred into one big day of relaxation. Our hotel wasn't top notch but it was fine for sleeping which was it's only purpose. Our shower trickled water so.. we all came back pretty filthy. I can't wait to recommend it to other people. The 17 hour bus ride home was hard. Everyone knocked out except me and I watched Pirated of the Carribean in Spanish (yes vives johnny looked good). We got back home just in time to go to class. I kept wiping sand and salt off me through class. It was pretty dirty of me haha.. anyways being back in Puebla is nice. Tonight is the Mexico vs. USA soccer game so it should be going down. I put up more pictures so check them out and comment if you feel the urge. Miss you all!

p.s. i really missed everyone when i was on the beach turning into a black black man. its something everyone should see cause its absolutely breath taking.

Gallery: Puerto Escondido aka Heaven

nishi36 — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:02:00 GMT

paradise

What is my life ??

nishi36 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:57:00 GMT

Oh man. We've only been here a week but it feels so much longer cause we've done so many different things. Everything is starting to feel a lot more home-y. We made friends in the dorms and in the program and everyone is really really nice. Sometimes I forget I'm in a different country until I hear people speaking Spanish. I want to put up pictures but my battery is dead and I forgot my charger. Classes are alright. I'm excited about taking this Digital Photography course. It's really interesting.

Other than that I'm really finding a routine. I get to take a total of 7 trips around Mexico so that should be pretty awesome. They also offer intermural sports teams that we can join but I can't imagine going to practice and being dedicated. We are going to see a lot of futbol games here. There is the Puebla team and then there are the university teams. That should be amazing. Also there is supposedly a wrestling arena around here and everyone says we HAVE to go. The wrestlers wear masks and fly and I'm not really sure what that means but I guess we'll check it out. Every morning we wake up to 2 volcanoes outside of our window and the sun sets right next to them. It gets me every time. When people think Mexico they in no way realize that this place cannot be generalized into one concept. There is EVERYTHING here. It is amazing and that is that. I'll put up more pictures soon. Make sure you check out the ones that are already up!!

Gallery: La Locura Automatica

nishi36 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Puebz

So it begins . . .

nishi36 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:47:00 GMT

Solamente Felicidad . .

This places leaves me so speechless most of the time. Where do I begin? Ok so we got to Puebla on Friday the 11th. It was BEAUTIFUL. It has a colonial feel and look to it and the people are just unbelievable. Everyone has a boo and they are always smiling and seem to be as carefree as is humanly possible. I strive to be that way by the end of this trip. When we got here we had to take a bus from Mexico City into Puebla. The ride was beautiful. A lot of dried out land but there were mountains and volcanoes and the sun was just amazing. Anyways, we spent a few days hanging out with our Mexican friends. They took us around straight VIP style and it was so so fun. Our hotel ended up smelling like pee. It was bittersweet to move into the dorms at first because we really liked being in the heart of Puebla. Over the weekend we walked through the "zocalo" (town square) and it was out of a really trippy dream. There were balloons, candy, clowns, kids, and food everywhere and we were in absolute heaven. The school is about 10 or 12 minutes from there but its by a HUGEEEE mall and a costco and things of that sort.

The campus is gorgeous. It's all about the fresh air and has such a pretty courtyard where there are benches with outlets to plug in your computer. There is also free wireless everywhere so you can just hang outside and enjoy the weather. Speaking of which, we were walking around in summer/spring clothes while the Mexicans had on winter jackets and scarves. We get some weird looks when we are trying to lay out and they are shivering. We got to know the people in our group a little more today and started classes. I think I'll learn a lot of spanish while I'm here or at least I hope so. I end class at 12 on Wednesdays so that's pretty amazing. I think it's time for a siesta. I'm putting up pictures so keep checking for new ones!