the birthplace of the revolution.
san miguel de allende.
so here i am. first day passed, and enjoying an early morning, awakened by a rooster and a plethora of other noise...rain, cars, fireworks (?), other unidentified sounds. i wasn't expecting the sounds to be so urban. but it isn't really a bad thing. it feels very lively.
traveling was actually quite good yesterday. the airport in tj is so much more laid bck than in the us. so much more relaxing. the flight seemed to go fairly quickly. i got to sit next to leah, a former student of andrea's, and despite the 12-year age difference between us (me being the older one), we hit it off quite well. hey, she's got green hair and is into creative social action. what more can i ask for?
when we arrived in guanjuato, the bus was there, comfortable and large. i slept most of the trip to san miguel, but manage to take this photo of us traveling to the mountains. i saw many goats, burros, and some small horses. and lots of cowboy hats.
the night before our arrival, san miguel had an incredible thunder storm that washed out much of the roads. so we had to disembark from the bus and get into smaller vans to get to our hotels. when we arrived, it was already 5:30 and dinner was at 6:30. so we had to quickly check in and start walking.
our suite is very spacious, though carrying up suitcases wasn't so fun. it has wi-fi, so i'm happy. i did some homework yesterday, and that was a relief so i don't have to work on much today.
dinner was at a place called "berlin." our hotel had a big table in the back, and it was great getting to know everyone. a mariachi trumpeter, dance instructor, former art teacher, retirees, student counselors...a wide variety of people. not many designers, though. so the class should be an interesting experience. sometimes non-designers have some brilliant ideas. we'll see what happens.
after dinner we walked to the zocolo and watched kids play with noisy balloons, adolescents cruise each other, and tourists walk around and shop. it is a fun place to people watch. we picked up some espresso, and then hiked the big hill back to the hotel. it's a big hill. bigger than golden hill. but not too bad with some coffee. i actually liked walking.
didn't go out late last night b/c i wanted to finish school stuff.
and we had another killer thunderstorm last night. it was amazing., haven't seen rain since at least december, and not a thunderstorm like this in years. i'm hoping for another so i can make a movie of it.
this morning, we have a walking tour of the town, and this afternoon, a trip to the botanical gardens. now, i've got to run for breakfast.
more later....
