August 29, 2005

Mande

Filed under: Regular Posts — Ben @ 6:03 pm

Well I have arrived.
It have only spent two full days here an have already seen and done a lot.
Woke up sunday and walked downtown with my host mom. Found my school, only 10 minutes away. Went and watched the state band play and wandered through some markets. Tasted random food. Bought some grasshoppers for dinner. Bartered and watched futbol. Oaxaca is so pretty. I live about 20 minutes from the downtown area and it is fairly¨slum like¨ the farther you get away. But that doesn´t bother me. The people are cool, friendly, etc. My family doesn´t speak any english, so if i cant explain my self…there is just awkward silence. I took a walk out to the big mall outside of town today. there is a mcdonalds, burger king and Sam´s club. Annoying to see that stuff, but I knew it was here. People like to light off fireworks and blare loud horns randomly…next to my ears. I went to the doctor with one of the sons in my house, Hector. He likes to be called Yu-yo for some reason. they are more open here. They stand closer and are generally more comfortable with things. I am going to start playing soccer on sundays with yu-yos adult team. I cant wait. I hope I am not too out of shape. Adios for now…

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