A quick rundown of what has been happening:
Wednesday, February 22: We visited the house of Diego Rivera when he was a child. It was quite amazing to see all the art, and we are probably going to see some more in Mexico city!
Thursday, February 23: We got a tour of the Universidad de Guanajuato, the university there that is located in several other municipalities of Guanajuato as well. (I might just consider going there for college!) After the tour, we got to have some free time in Guanajuato to buy last-second souvenirs and just have time to contemplate the sadness of leaving.
Friday, February 24: We went to Pressa de la Olla, an area of Guanajuato that has a park next to a dam where you can ride boats. That is also where I summited the smallish mountain on Saturday with my compañeros. We took the bus back home and walked back to the house on foot, and I got some more guacamaya.
On this weekend, we were going to go to Sierra Gorda on Saturday, but that was too far, so we went to Sierra de Pénjamo, which ended up looking extremely different from the photos we saw online because we were there during the dry season. Furthermore, our car got stuck in the middle of the Sierra and we had to turn around. However, it was still quite fun to just be there with my host family, since despite all this, they remained positive and kept me positive too. Later, at home, we celebrated that my host brother was expecting a child soon. It was quite amazing to see how rejoiceful the celebration was and just how much pleasure there was in the event.
On Sunday, we went to Las Palomas, a nature preserve in Guanajuato, and did a nice day hike there, where I saw beautiful flora and some wild cows. After, we had cebiche for dinner and I started painting a caja, or box. I still have to decide its purpose.
Everything has been awesome, and I am not sure if I even want to think about going back to the United States. I do want to eventually return, but I need more time here, with my new family.
¡Hasta luego!
Benjamín
On this weekend, we were going to go to Sierra Gorda on Saturday, but that was too far, so we went to Sierra de Pénjamo, which ended up looking extremely different from the photos we saw online because we were there during the dry season. Furthermore, our car got stuck in the middle of the Sierra and we had to turn around. However, it was still quite fun to just be there with my host family, since despite all this, they remained positive and kept me positive too. Later, at home, we celebrated that my host brother was expecting a child soon. It was quite amazing to see how rejoiceful the celebration was and just how much pleasure there was in the event.
On Sunday, we went to Las Palomas, a nature preserve in Guanajuato, and did a nice day hike there, where I saw beautiful flora and some wild cows. After, we had cebiche for dinner and I started painting a caja, or box. I still have to decide its purpose.
Everything has been awesome, and I am not sure if I even want to think about going back to the United States. I do want to eventually return, but I need more time here, with my new family.
¡Hasta luego!
Benjamín
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| One of the four sides of my caja |
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| Biznaga cactus from Las Palomas |
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| El Pénjamo's lake. This is the farthest we got |
Sounds amazing Ben, but we do hope you return!!!
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