barf.

it's final. this pirate is sailing back to the states TOMORROW..Leaving Xalapa at 7:30 a.m. arriving in Michigan at midnight. A long long LONG day ...

I hate goodbyes I think more than anything. Never have I had to say goodbye to someone knowing that I will probably never see them again in my life..after sharing an important experience, it makes me sick to my stomach. It really does..

me voy me voy..se fue se fue.....

It's over and I have a stomach ache! I didn't sleep last night and have had irritable bowels for awhile. I have to pack today if I want to enjoy my day tomorrow.. Tonight is the last fiesta. It is a costume party..something about Pirates vs. Cowboys. I don't have my closet full of random clothing here so it's going to be a feat. Also walking through downtown to the party dressed as a pirate should be a hoot...or maybe I will hop on a bus and try to take it over or something pirate-like.

I don't have much to say. I am sad and I don't know if I am quiet ready to reflect on this experience yet. There are only 4 things that I think I will miss compared to the 1000000s that I will miss. They include...

1. mosquitos and/or those creepy bugs that make your legs swell



2. acne from the humidity



3. dirty feet from the moment you step out of the shower ( i could probably live with that..)



4. creeps, as in guys on the street (they don't stare at much now cuz of this tan that is now fading fading fading..)

yeah.. that might be all..

the equation is this..

Considering 100 degree weather and sunny skies.

5 days in the sand ( 5 ( 100g bag of cheetos) +3 L of sea water + un chingon of Rum - lack of water)/ 2 seperate groups of people =
runny orange poo, an asthmatic cough that won't pause for 30 seconds, no flip flops and lots of fun memories!! =)

...and maybe a broken camera!

5 more days.. I think I'm ready.

The end is near..

..and I might be ready. I am getting anxious.. We all know that we are leaving within the next 2 weeks, so it is all that we talk about. I would rather just leave happy than have to wait for it..

I'm sick of seeing people and thinking that it might be the last time I see them..ever.. Or going somewhere and thinking that I will never ever be there again..

I want to come back.. but when? When on earth I am going to have the money to return here.. A couple of years. Will anybody still be here that I know? It's so crazy living somewhere for 4 months, knowing the bus system, knowing where the hot-dogs are good, knowing which convenient store sells cheetos (important things!!), which route to school is fasted, how to get bargains from the street vendors, being able to say hi to the butcher everymorning.. and running into people you know everywhere!!..and then having to leave it all forever..

Tonight might be my last party in Mexico.. One of the English girls rented out the upstairs of a club.. how classy, or it is posh?.. for her birthday. So my name is on "the list." I must get fancied up.

Last weekend I went to a French party and tried to take a picture with everyone there..

Because I am leaving I will interested in taking pictures with everybody tonight as well..

Beach weekend again.. We leave tomorrow (no school tomorrow because it is "Teacher's Day" oh mexico and your "days") and come back Sundayish.. With that said I need to finish my essays stat! as in today..like now.

El dia de la madre.

Happy Mother's Day everyone. It has been the weekend of flowers. I hope that everyone has recieved there flowers.. Let me know if you have.. (Mom, Ann, Violet). I also comprared a nice bouquet for Paty. Mother's day is always May 10th here.. and the Mom's don't work on their day.. How nice..! Who ever decided to put in a Sunday in the states was sneaky.. people don't ever work on Sunday..

Anyway.. Paty is making Lasagna today and the yellow cake that Mom recommended!..

I need to work on 4 essays..

I come home in less than 2 weeks.. =(

Beach Blanket Bingo!

Just got home from spending Cinco de Mayo weekend camping on the beach in Villa Rica. We didn't leave the beach for 2 1/2 days..it was great. We played US vs. Mexico in futbol and put up good fight, ate a couple of bags of cheetos, bathed in the ocean, slept face down in the sand etc....

I only have 20 more days left.. I am going to make the best of it...if that means going to the beach everyday..so be it! I realize that all that I ever want is to go to the beach in the summer.. I have that beach right now..at my fingertips... I will miss it.

Finally.. Representing Detroit in Mexico.

Our Family Fun day in Chachalacas!

Our ride.. 8 of us.. with coolers and bags.

Lunch was made on the beach.. Avocados...mmmmmmmmmmmmmm..and tuna..

Our Futbol team.. The two girls on the right (Gaby and I) won...

And the results.. blood blisters on my toes. Apparently they don't get blood blisters in Mexico because they thought I was crazzzzzzzzzzzy!

My sisters and I.. playing in the water after the game ...in our clothes of course!!!!!!!!!!

Awkwardly trying to hold on for dear life..

My host mom fell off and had to hitch a ride back!

Posing like usual in front of the mar.. Representing Detroit in Mexico.

And now.. It is Cinco de Mayo weekend therefore I don't have school now until Tuesday! Tonight I am eating vegetarian tacos with Eli (my tutor)..Tomorrow I have Yoga and this weekend I am going camping in Villa Rica ¡¡¡¡free of charge!!!! Thankkkkkkkkkk god!..