Mexico!

Hola! Matt took me to the airport this morning at 7:45. I had to be at the aiport at 9:15 because the flight was leaving from Nasvhille at 11:15. I was able to meet and talk to the people from our group going on the Morelia Trip. The personalities going on the trip range as widely as the levels of spanish speaking. I met most of the people that would be taking the spanish conversation class with me and some that were taking entry level spanish 1010. Some people had traveled to other countries and some had not even been out of Tennessee. It was very interesting getting to know all of those different people throughout the flights and waits at the airport. We had to fly to Houston where we had a 50 min wait for the next flight to Mexico City. I scarfed down a pizza and ran to the next gate to make the plane. I saw and heard many spanish speakers while we were in Texas. The first plane had two seats, an isle, and another seat. It was very small but only about two hours. The second flight had three seats on each side of the isle which made for a much more comfortable flight. Sam and Bobby were my seat buddies on the plane. They were also in the Kiis program. We arrived in Mexico City around 4:30 and headed to the hotel. We stayed at Hotel Gillow. The room was pretty big. 4 of us girls in one room that was subdivided into two rooms with a hallway with a bathroom in it. We all had our own bed. I picked the second part of the room and Kara, another student I met on the trip, was in that room as well. Brittany and Natalie, the daughters of the professor from MTSU, were in the first part of the room. We were in room 513 (the fifth flour). The view out our window was incredible. It was a little chilly in the evenings in Mexico City. One main thing in noticed in the city and from the plane was that there is not much grass in Mexico City. They have planted trees in every possible place, but hardly any grass. The buildings are all wall to wall covering almost every square foot possible. It rained a lot on the way to the hotel. I was able to talk more in depth to my new amigos y amigas on the bus. I am really excited to be in Mexico and have really enjoyed getting to know so many people that I could be friends with even after the trip. We had dinner at Cafe de Tacuba which was made in 1919. It was a beautiful building and the food was amazing. I ate tostadas con chorizo. I sat by Brittany and Kara on the other side. A local band played some tradition Mexican music while we ate! I was extremely exhausted by the time we made it back to the hotel and very ready for bed!