Sunset at San Miguel de Allende!
"Hey Girl, you are crazy! You cannot go to Mexico alone."
"I have a friend who got kidnapped there and lost three fingers."
"You'll be kidnapped/ raped..."
Before the spring break, these were the sentences I heard from my friends.
To be honest, I was a little bit scared.
I'm glad that I came back with all my fingers!
The way from Mexico City to Guanajuato. It reminds me the pic below!
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Taking the bus to Guanajuato was my first time leaving Mexico City. I was told that sometimes there would be robber jumping on the bus!
So I put all pesos in my b-r-a (blushing). I couldn't believe how stupid I was doing that!
After I finally got to the city, I realized I had more dollars than pesos. So maybe I should hide dollar bills instead of the pesos.
The only moment I felt scared was the first night I arrived in San Miguel de Allende. Every alley looked the same! It was 8p.m. and I was lost.
I kept walking until there was no one on the street. Only the male drivers passed by and whistled at me.
There was a second I thought about the worst situation I can meet.
Finally, I saw a church when I passed by an alley. So I walked towards the church and finally got back to my hostel.
The bus I took from Teotihuacan to Mexico city stopped at the center of Teotihuacan. We were asked to get off the bus.
All the men were asked to face the face and put their arms on the bus. Police with guns searched their body! I was so shocked!
The bus I took from Teotihuacan to Mexico city stopped at the center of Teotihuacan. We were asked to get off the bus.
All the men were asked to face the face and put their arms on the bus. Police with guns searched their body! I was so shocked!
Except this "scaring" experience, the places I went to were safe!
In Mexico City, all the police carry fire-guns. I've never seen so many real guns in my life! And the police were nice even when I accidently trespassed.
In Gunanajuato, I can walk at 10 p.m. alone outside with all the happy and dancing people!
Few hours before I lost in the small town! Beautiful Sunset!
It is convenient that you can send and receive text messages to American numbers for free when your phone can connect with a telecoms operator, Telcel in most conditions.
Met two girls from Finland. We all agree that if you walk outside at 2 a.m. in any big cities can be dangerous.
Met two girls from Finland. We all agree that if you walk outside at 2 a.m. in any big cities can be dangerous.
So be smart!
Cannot stop laughing when I saw this in the Anthropology Museum.
"Man, I have a blue day."
2 English?
After landing at Mexico City airport, I decided to take a cab.
But, I didn't remember the name(Zocalo) and there was no internet at the airport.
So finally, I asked a gentleman helped me. On the way to the city center, the driver was trying to talk to me. "Hablo no Espaniol"..
The two days I spent in Guanajuato, a city four hours driving away from Mexico City, I stayed with an old lady, who doesn't speak English at all. With my poor poor Spanish and Google translate, we had a great time.
When I met someone talked English to me in Guanajuato, I was so excited and talked to him! So I got a free Spanish translator for an afternoon!
A pink church!
By the time I left Mexico, I can use my broken Spanish to ask the price, ask the way to go and how can I get there.
But, the spring break ended when I began to love speaking Spanish!
3 Food-√
The most meals I had in Mexico were Tacos, which was not surprising at all.
Tacos varied from 5 pesos to 35 pesos, with or without cheese, beans and etc.
Whether the food was good or not depends on if I can read their menu.
Love the ICECREAM there!
One of the happiest moment was I bought two awesome mangos with 6 PESOS, which equals 50 cents. Wish I could live there just for the mangos!
Had a shot of real tequila! Keep firing the class until it started blue fire. Use a straw to drink it as soon as possible!
Well, it's much nicer than the ones I tried in the States!
4 Fate!
Traveling alone and living in hostels is the best way to meet different people from different countries.
Met a nice Japanese girl who quit her job as a midwife last year and started traveling around. Wish her all the way good luck!
A girl from Argentina, who once worked in a city in China super closed to the city I attended primary school!
A guy can speak English from Guadalajara, Mexico, who saved my afternoon! He's the only person I can really talk to during the two days in Guanajuato. And he bought me a not-so-sweet ice cream!
Chinese girls study at Columbia Uni, also as exchange students. We went to the pyramids in Teotijuacan together. Without them, I guess I won't go there by myself.
We went to a wrestling game the last night I stayed in Mexico City.I could not say I enjoyed the game but it's a totally new experience.
A lady from Oregon led me to the super pretty market in San Miguel de Allende. Wish I could be rich enough to buy the super awesome handcrafts there.She gave me an English-Spanish dictionary! Have more reason to study Spanish!
It was the fate that I could meet all the nice people during the travel. Though I was alone, but not lonely at all!
The two nights I stayed in Guanajuato, I stayed at an Spanish lady's house, who doesn't speak English at all.
The view I had in Guanajuato. Sitting on the roof, I feel like I owned the view all by myself!
Love Mexico! Be smart and open-minded, then everything will work perfect for you!
But, the spring break ended when I began to love speaking Spanish!
3 Food-√
The most meals I had in Mexico were Tacos, which was not surprising at all.
Tacos varied from 5 pesos to 35 pesos, with or without cheese, beans and etc.
Whether the food was good or not depends on if I can read their menu.
Love the ICECREAM there!
One of the happiest moment was I bought two awesome mangos with 6 PESOS, which equals 50 cents. Wish I could live there just for the mangos!
Had a shot of real tequila! Keep firing the class until it started blue fire. Use a straw to drink it as soon as possible!
Zocalo right before the tequila.
4 Fate!
Traveling alone and living in hostels is the best way to meet different people from different countries.
Met a nice Japanese girl who quit her job as a midwife last year and started traveling around. Wish her all the way good luck!
The Japanese girl! She was grabing the 6 PESOS mangos!!
A girl from Argentina, who once worked in a city in China super closed to the city I attended primary school!
A guy can speak English from Guadalajara, Mexico, who saved my afternoon! He's the only person I can really talk to during the two days in Guanajuato. And he bought me a not-so-sweet ice cream!
Guanajuato. The light blue big buildings are part of the University of Guanajuato.
Chinese girls study at Columbia Uni, also as exchange students. We went to the pyramids in Teotijuacan together. Without them, I guess I won't go there by myself.
We went to a wrestling game the last night I stayed in Mexico City.I could not say I enjoyed the game but it's a totally new experience.
People were stretching to absorb energy from the sun.
It was not difficult to get to the top. But you have to wait for more than hours under the burning sun!
A lady from Oregon led me to the super pretty market in San Miguel de Allende. Wish I could be rich enough to buy the super awesome handcrafts there.She gave me an English-Spanish dictionary! Have more reason to study Spanish!
It was the fate that I could meet all the nice people during the travel. Though I was alone, but not lonely at all!
The two nights I stayed in Guanajuato, I stayed at an Spanish lady's house, who doesn't speak English at all.
The view I had in Guanajuato. Sitting on the roof, I feel like I owned the view all by myself!
Love Mexico! Be smart and open-minded, then everything will work perfect for you!
