Winter in Mexico?

So I realized that I’ve been pretty lax on new posts over the past little bit but like I said before, I’m really not doing a heck of a lot. The past few days have been mostly spent in my room, continuing the process of sorting all my data. For some reason I had this wildly optimistic idea that this part of the process would only take a few days but I have since discovered that I was way off base. As Ben can tell you, I’m prone to mini-panic attacks and have had a few while trying to sort all this junk out. I have a habit of getting overwhelmed, trying to do everything at once but I’m learning that it’s best just to tackle one section of my report at a time, even though it’s taking more time than I intended.

Today was probably the coldest day ever. When I woke up this morning I could see my breath and after checking the weather reports, came to find out that Halifax was actually warmer than San Cristobal. Needless to say, I spent most of the day huddled under the covers… working on my research of course. I did venture out a couple times though, once for a Spanish lesson and another time to purchase a bus ticket to Guatemala City and a greatly needed hot chocolate.

So in three days time I take off back down to Guatemala. I’m looking forward to going back, seeing Ben, having a vacation and then heading home for Christmas. In light of my diminishing time here in Mexico, I decided that my last full day, Thursday, will be spent touring the city, seeing all the things that I meant to see but never found the time. So hopefully I’ll have something interesting to report then.

Anyway, as most of you probably know, Josh got a job in Yellowknife and is currently in the process of packing up. Though I’m super proud of him for getting to go do his dream job, I’m also pretty disappointed that I won’t be home in time to see him off. Of course we miss each other by a couple of days! But there is always skype and of course I’m already planning a trip up to visit him!

So that’s it for now. Sorry the past few weeks have been fairly uneventful. I’ve enjoyed my time in San Cristobal but am now looking forward to moving on.

 

Spanish Word of the Day: Educado/Educada (Polite)

My current Spanish teacher has three favorite types of students: Canadians, Australians and Swiss. Apparently together we form the world’s most relaxed and politest population.