do and donts

Here is my do and dont list for Puebla. Hope that it is helpful

Dont

1. Bring more then one pair of shorts. No one wears them. You look stupid, even when it is hot. They are fine for traveling in and hanging out, but not for teaching or walking around town.

2. Eat anything you dont want to. You will be miserable.

3. Eat off the streets. You will get ambias. I had to spend the night at the hospital. Another girl spent three days.

4. Drink the water.

5. Hang out with Gibran. He may speak English. He may speak English, but he is trouble.

6. Bring your computer to school. Mine got stolen.

7. Bring paper or glue.

8. Bring white shirts. They turn grey.

9. Trust the police

10. Bring bathroom supplies...you can find everything and every brand at Walmart.

11. Get a pedicure from Monicas friend

12. Buy bus tickets online or with a credit card. Go to the bus station and use cash.

13. be afraid to speak spanish

14. be afraid to get a blessing in spanish

Do

1. Bring a hymn and Book of Mormon in Spanish

2. Put your cell phone on lock

3.Bring lots of peanut butter

4.Bring Drama stuff

5.Bring lots of pens

6.Bring your favorite laundry soap

7.Go to Taxco. Its a magical city

8. Bring CTR rings to five to the street kids

9. Eat at Alex Burgers

10. Go to the YSA Dances

11. Go to volleyball on Friday

12. Make native friends, but be careful with the boys

13.Introduce all your friends to your host family

14.Communicate with your roomie what you consider family time

15.take time for yourself

16.Travel with toliet paper

17. Eat tacos el pastor everytime you get the chance

18. Bring lots of nice jeans. They are perfect to teach in.

19. Bring flip flops. They are fine to teach in and you always have to wear shoes

20.Eat everything with chile y limon

21.bring your favorite candy. its the best pick me up. you can find snicker, milky ways and m&m down here. not much less.

22. try manzanita lift and coke

23.bring lots of cold weather stuff. bring my northface was the best decision ever.

24.have american food night with all the teachers once a week

25.bring materials to read during church. three hours is a long time

26. Have a mexican boyfriend. Emiliano (he is three) and the family bird are mine.

27.Bring lots of undies and bras

28.write in your planner everyday what you did.

29.go to the luchas. sit in the middle section.

30.go to a futbol game with mexicans.

31. barter

32. love every minute of it.