Probaditas de Morelia

Morelia has more people than San Francisco and yet every morning I'm woken up by the rooster that lives somewhere on my block.

Rooster Alarm Clock

Pros: Save money on alarm clock.
Cons: Wakeup time not negotiable. No snooze button. Service may be interrupted by culinary needs of owner.

**Beep**

I just added this little green button to my site that allows you to leave me a voice message. You don't have to download any software or sign up for any service, just click the button, and talk into your microphone (most laptops and webcams have them built in). It will automatically send your message to me and I think I can reply. Pretty cool, no? Well, I guess we will see.

You can find this little green box of Internet magic on the right side of my site, just below the picture of that dork in the sombrero. The button looks like this...



So make haste and send me a message already!!

Morelia is the incredibly beautiful capital of the state of Michoacan. Founded by the Spanish about 500 years ago, Morelia retains much of the charm and striking buildings often found in the quaint old towns of Europe.

The cathedral is the center of the city. My school and apartment are both less than a 10 minute walk away.

I had my first salsa dancing class on Tuesday and my next one is tonight. My Spanish language school offers free classes for students. Marisol is, of course, the star of the class. I, on the other hand, haven't lost my American stiffness yet. My inability to move my hips side to side continues to be a source of much frustration. Luckily this is a very common problem for the other gringo students in the class. I actually feel pretty good because Marisol told me I improved from a 0 to a 2.5 after just one class. I didn't ask what scale that was on but I'm pretending it's out of 10. ;-)

Hello everyone. As you know, I'm now living in Mexico in the city of Morelia. I will share photos of my life here in Mexico with you on this page. This site is organized in chronological order so the oldest posts are at the very bottom. I recommend starting there.

Oh, and all the pictures can be enlarged if you click on them.

More pictures coming soon - stay tuned.

-n

 

 

That is the north end of Ixtapa behind the driver. Our hotel was just out of the picture to the right. The weather is perfect in Ixtapa in February - hot but not humid with perfectly warm, comfortable nights.

On Sunday we went to la Isla Ixtapa, a little island just 5 minutes by boat from the local beach. On the way we stopped on a bridge that was over this mini-nature preserve containing 6 big old crocs. I had never seen one up close and they really look like something from the age of the dinasours, which I guess they are. Anyway, I was very happy they were down there and we were up on our "safe" little bridge.

 

 

 

Marisol was there waiting for me when I arrived and we hoped on the bus with out any problems. Next stop Morelia for one night and then off to Ixtapa.

 

My first stop is Mexico City, the craziest city I've ever visited. Despite what you've heard, D.F. as it's known here, is quite beautiful if you know where to go. There are quiet, tree lined streets, great cafes, and wonderful restaurants but it really helps to have a local show you around. Today my time in D.F. is very short, just long enough to meet Marisol, eat a quick bite and jump on a bus for Morelia, 4 hours to the west.

My last days in San Francisco. My best work pals celebrating my birthday and departure at Place Pigalle in Hayes Valley.

Marisol came to visit me in October and we spent a great weekend up in Napa with Jess. I like this picture.

Our last night together during my vacation. Silly dancing is all I know.

 

My very first day and meal in Morelia during my vacation back in August.

 

Welcome to my page where you will find pictures and perhaps thoughts on my life here in Morelia. If you like these blog thingys then you may find it easier to keep track of them using a feed reader such as www.bloglines. com or your my.yahoo page. A feed reader will tell you when there is a new post so you only have to visit this webpage when there is something new to see. Of course, if you enjoy viewing the same pictures over and over again, then by all means, feel free.

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-n