brillant ideas....

1. Buy an ugly Mexican bag as a present and then us it as my carry-on bag when I fly home, full of all my heavy stuff.

2. Today, Carly and I decided to get to know Puebla really well so we rode 7A all around the city. What we didn't know was that it doesn't do a complete circuit. We found this out as we arrived at the bus depo. Actually it was just some sketchy ally way. The bus drivers just laughted at us. So we had to get off the bus and get on another. 20 pesos and three hours later, we arrived back home. We are pretty proud of the fact that we are so brillant. We had good conversation and got so see our beauiful city and get down with the Mexican people.

3. We got milkshakes at McDondals.

4. Skipping out on going out with our friends for a girl's night

5. Arriving early at the dance...not a brillant idea. But getting Paper Planes...Good Idea.

6. Five pinatas at the YSA dance. 20+ year olds literally maled each other candy.

7. Using a plastic bag to fit Carly's oversized instep into a leather boot. That didn't protect the zippper. And then sneaking out when the lady left to get a bigger size.

week in Puebla...

Sunday: Church from 9 A.M.-12 P.M. Home for food. Typically go somewhere with the family. Skype with the family.

Monday: Spanish class...I never go. FHE with the family after school.

Tuesday: Culture class. Market day.

Wednesday: Training, Com Stands, Sweets Day...that when out the window. Every day is sweets day. Pratice for the Program

Thursday: Dance class, muffin day

Friday: Mail day, YSA dances, typically go get fun after class

Saturday: Shopping

typical day in Puebla....

7:30 A.M.-Get up, shower, dress, get ready

8:30 A.M.-Breakfast. Typically Ham, avodado, tomato sandwich, fruit and juice. Im going to miss fresh squeezed OJ and carrot juice

9 A.M.-Leave for school, check email, facebook, etc

10 A.M.-Culutre, Spanish, Dance, Community Standards or Training

11 A.M.-Get ready for classes

11:20 A.M.-Start waiting for our ride

11:45 A.M.-Leave for Galilie

12:05 P.M.-Arrive at Galilie, five minutes late

12:00-2 P.M.-Teach at Galilie

2-2:30 P.M.-Wait for our ride home

2:45 P.M.-Get home

2:45-4 P.M.-Comida. The biggest meal of the day here. Typically torillas are involved. Before food, I typically read scriptures, sleep and listen to music.

4-5 P.M.-Back at school, check email, facebook, blog, get ready for ILP

5-7 P.M.-Teach at ILP

7-10 P.M.-Go get food, shopping, volleyball, skype, dance class etc

10 P.M.-Home, for small dinner and family time

11 P.M.-Bed

the couple of days

Friday: We went to a super lame YSA dance. I started crying. Stupid. I know. How I am ever going to get married if not even Mexican boys find me attractive. Come on...I am exotic here. I should have boys flocking me. Rediculous...I know.

Saturday: Carly Laga and I went shopping and ran into our friends from Tehuacan. It was great to see them. We ended up going to dinner with them. It was fun to socailze with other American.

Sunday: It was the primary program at Church. All I have to say is that it was so sweet and the Spirit was so strong.

The rest of week has just been a typical week here. Nothing too exciting. Volleyball was on Wednesday. That keeps me sane. Tonight is an other YSA dance. Hopefully it will be better.

sleeptalking...

My roomie sleep talks on a regular basis. I can have conversations with her. Here is my favorite one....
Carly Tai: "Where is it?....The Bathroom?
Me: "No...The boys came over tonight"
Carly Tai: "No they didn't"
Me: "Yes, they did. You kissed Moroni."
Carly Tai: "No, I didn't!"
Me: "Yes, you did. I have a picture. I'll show you in the morning."
Carly Tai: "It's probably crappy."

"I think that we should be the Pilgrams and they should be the Indians..."

For Thanksgiving, the other teachers and I had a great day filled of mashed potatoes and fun. We started off the day by having dance lessons with Moroni. After failing to learn bonda, we tried to teach him some American dance moves. That failed too. So then we had a good old American dance party. Then we departed for a Thanksgiving feast at the private school we teach at. It was fun. All the kids where dressed up as Pilgrims and Indians. We had "turkey" AKA chicken, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, corn and cranberry juice. The pumpkin pie was rockin'. Totally made my day. We had to crave the "turkey" with a plastic The kids where so excited to have us there, and the Spanish teachers where so gracious to us. It was the prefect mix of Mexico and home. I also got to talk to my whole family at Thanksgiving. Jake mooned me. Lovely. Then we gave ourselves pedicures. Great day.

angels we have heard on high

Last night all the teacher, my mexican family and I went to our little sisters music concert. It was incrediable. Three of our students from Galilei where in it to. It was held at a beautiful cathedral in the center of Puebla. They all looked like angels. Six and seven years olds singing the hallelujah chorus and the Messiah. Amazing.

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving.