Hello All,
Been a while since I have updated the personal ponderings page, so let me just hit a few random notes here to keep you interested…:)
-Went to immigration about 68 times over the last couple of weeks, and today I finally secured a “constancia”, which says to the bank or to the […]
Coming to you live from Mexico City, we have a slightly rumpled Isaac Cathey, who has just completed his first day at the CEPE (see other posts for what that stands for). Let’s ask him a few questions…
Peter: So, Isaac, how was your first day in school?
Isaac: Riveting.
Peter: Was it the […]
The interns have made it through their first week here and are now in their first six hours of classes at the Study Center for Foreigners (CEPE). In the CEPE’s five level system, two interns placed at level three and two placed at level four, which is very good. Here’s a picture of […]
Here are the interns last Wednesday, when we took a tour of the center of the city with Jose Antonio Navarro.
Our tour included the national palace, with its (informative but ultimately communist) view of Mexican history in paint…
The templo mayor, with it’s steep steps to sacrifice…
The metropolitan cathedral, with its lofty spires (and […]
Here are some pictures of the wedding I went to in Acapulco a week or so ago…
The bride and groom.
The view from the balcony (of the whole bay).
The wedding singer.
The sisters (and the daughter of a sister).
The proud mother.
A proud mother with two daughters.
Marina and Marisol.
The men.
The presbyterians.
More to come…!
My interns arrive today - they are currently sitting in the Atlanta airport waiting for their 5PM flight. Looks like I’ll head over there on the metro (my car doesn’t circulate today) and Joe and I will bring them back to my place.
Exciting day here - some workmen are putting in a […]
This is a terrible shot, but if it was clearer and I had a better zoom, you would see a security guard walking through the apartment parking lot at about midnight carry a light saber. Yup, the guy has a glowing red baton about three feet long in his hand as he strolls around […]