(This post was meant to have been posted yesterday 01/04/2012 instead of today…but there were problems with the internet last night and I didn’t get to post…so please read this as if it were 01/04/2012)
¡Hola a todos! Today was another wonderful day here in México…and also a very tiring one at that. My first day of orientation was today from 9-6..so needless to say I am very tired as of the moment…but I have vowed to write on my blog at least once a day if I can…so here I am.
Let’s start with the most important thing…FOOD! Mi papá cooked us breakfast again as always…and as always it was delicious! This morning it was fried tortillas with refried beans on the inside. I did not get to see how they were made, but I’m guessing that you make your refried beans and then you put them in the middle of a tortilla, then you fold the tortilla in half and fry it in oil until it is crispy like a tortilla chip. They also made a “salsa con crema”, which is just salsa with some type of cream, I compared it to mayonnaise. So you open the fried tortilla and you spread some “salsa con crema” on the inside on top of your refried beans and then you close it and eat it! SOOO good! We also had fresh papaya again and coffee. I will describe supper in a moment…now to tell you about my orientation.
My orientation started at 9 o’clock this morning, and as my mother promised she accompanied me on the bus…which took all of 10 minutes to get to campus. Once there I met with the other girls fromNorth Carolina Austrailia , Italy , Germany , France , Korea , Argentina U.S. U.S.
So other than signing up for classes, we also learned about the city and it’s history. We also broke off into groups and played some “games”. The first game we played we had to line up and put spoons in our mouths and pass a lime from person to person with only the spoon in our mouth…nada más! This was easier than it looked but still difficult! The next game we played we went outside and raced each other to get a flag in the middle of a field…not so fun. The next game we played we chose one person from our “teams” and they stood in the middle while the rest of the team had 1 minute to hang everything they could on that person…like clothes, shoes, jewelry, bags, purses, everything! The goal was to have the most number of items on your chosen person than any other team did. I was chosen to be that person…not so fun again…but ok…kinda comical. The next game we played we had to bend down and spin around 10 times in a row and then try to stand up and jump over everyone elses’ legs that were sitting on the ground in a line. This turned out horrible because I get dizzy and motion sick very easily. So after spinning and standing up I fell backwards on the ground and had to lay there for a minute…how embarrasing…but I was not the only one so it was ok. After that we went to take pictures for our student IDs and had a break between information sessions. After signing up for classes, that was really about it and I waited for mi mamá to come back to the school and accompany me home.
We returned home around 6:00 and she warmed supper up for me. So let’s get back to the important stuff…the food! Supper, well late lunch, was carrot soup (SOO GOOD), fresh vegetables (cayote, broccoli, lettuce, and carrots), bread, spaghetti with a light cream sauce, and pan seared chicken breast!!! YUMMY! After supper mi mamá and I talked for a few minutes and I retired to my room. Tomorrow will be another tiring day, but not as long. I have to return to the university with mi mamá in order to sign our housing contract. Other than that I don’t think we really have to do anything. After the session I might try to go and buy some notebooks and paper and stuff for school, but no really big plans as of yet. Check back tomorrow for a new blog! ¡Hasta mañana!
Let’s start with the most important thing…FOOD! Mi papá cooked us breakfast again as always…and as always it was delicious! This morning it was fried tortillas with refried beans on the inside. I did not get to see how they were made, but I’m guessing that you make your refried beans and then you put them in the middle of a tortilla, then you fold the tortilla in half and fry it in oil until it is crispy like a tortilla chip. They also made a “salsa con crema”, which is just salsa with some type of cream, I compared it to mayonnaise. So you open the fried tortilla and you spread some “salsa con crema” on the inside on top of your refried beans and then you close it and eat it! SOOO good! We also had fresh papaya again and coffee. I will describe supper in a moment…now to tell you about my orientation.
My orientation started at 9 o’clock this morning, and as my mother promised she accompanied me on the bus…which took all of 10 minutes to get to campus. Once there I met with the other girls from
So other than signing up for classes, we also learned about the city and it’s history. We also broke off into groups and played some “games”. The first game we played we had to line up and put spoons in our mouths and pass a lime from person to person with only the spoon in our mouth…nada más! This was easier than it looked but still difficult! The next game we played we went outside and raced each other to get a flag in the middle of a field…not so fun. The next game we played we chose one person from our “teams” and they stood in the middle while the rest of the team had 1 minute to hang everything they could on that person…like clothes, shoes, jewelry, bags, purses, everything! The goal was to have the most number of items on your chosen person than any other team did. I was chosen to be that person…not so fun again…but ok…kinda comical. The next game we played we had to bend down and spin around 10 times in a row and then try to stand up and jump over everyone elses’ legs that were sitting on the ground in a line. This turned out horrible because I get dizzy and motion sick very easily. So after spinning and standing up I fell backwards on the ground and had to lay there for a minute…how embarrasing…but I was not the only one so it was ok. After that we went to take pictures for our student IDs and had a break between information sessions. After signing up for classes, that was really about it and I waited for mi mamá to come back to the school and accompany me home.
We returned home around 6:00 and she warmed supper up for me. So let’s get back to the important stuff…the food! Supper, well late lunch, was carrot soup (SOO GOOD), fresh vegetables (cayote, broccoli, lettuce, and carrots), bread, spaghetti with a light cream sauce, and pan seared chicken breast!!! YUMMY! After supper mi mamá and I talked for a few minutes and I retired to my room. Tomorrow will be another tiring day, but not as long. I have to return to the university with mi mamá in order to sign our housing contract. Other than that I don’t think we really have to do anything. After the session I might try to go and buy some notebooks and paper and stuff for school, but no really big plans as of yet. Check back tomorrow for a new blog! ¡Hasta mañana!
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