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Archive for February, 2008

The Jump

Posted by Peter Dishman on February 27th, 2008

Yesterday was a big day for RUF here as we moved our main study from its normal location in the center of “the islands” (the massive central quad of the UNAM) to the Baptist Student Center located just a few feet outside of the campus wall. We also changed from a small group, sit in […]

Back on Campus

Posted by Peter Dishman on February 11th, 2008

Today I took a quick ride around campus on my mountain bike, and spent some time in the architecture cafeteria thinking and praying about the semester. On my way out, I was handed this flyer, and I knew I was back on campus.

It says “Latino, this 2008 don’t buy anything from the USA. No more […]

Back in the DF

Posted by Peter Dishman on February 9th, 2008

After a leisurely breakfast in Monterrey (since we needed to get back late into Mexico City in order to drive legally), we made the drive to San Juan del Rio, where we met Ruth’s parents for dinner, and then drove with them into the DF. It was great to have their help, since we were […]

In the shadow of the Mountain King

Posted by Peter Dishman on February 7th, 2008

We’re in Monterrey today, in the shadow of the great mountain that gives this city its name, and just a few blocks away from Mexico’s premier private school, the Tec de Monterrey.
Yesterday we ran as many errands as possible in San Antonio before heading south, and then after a little bit of fun at the […]

UNAM in the New York Times

Posted by Peter Dishman on February 1st, 2008

We made it into the travel section! “Heads up: Mexico City; A Campus Serves as a Needed Oasis in a Crowded City”

The Road Continues

Posted by Peter Dishman on February 1st, 2008

Well, we have crossed the 2500 mile marker on our trip to Dallas and back. It has been a good trip, and we’ll have to post some pictures of long stretches of Mexico highway, sometimes cutting through strange cactus forests, at other times rumbling through mountains, and every once and awhile girded by sweeping double […]