El dia de independencia

So the Mexican Independence Day was so great.  I went to a celebration party Friday and Saturday, and hung out with friends on Sunday and Monday in Tepatitlan. It was awesome and great to see Mexico decorated with flags and pride. I don't really have too much to say about the parties except that they were really fun from what I remember if you get where I am going. Today, I am going to a barbecue with friends and they live on top of a tall building in Guadalajara so I can see the whole city in lights tonight. I will definitely be taking pictures of that to share with you all. For now, I am just going to leave you all with some pictures.  I hope you enjoy them. Until next week.

Tepatitlan and My New Class

     So sorry I didn't post about the concert on Monday. I had finals last week and got really busy but the Juanes concert was great.  I was only able to take a few pictures as they were not allowed in the auditorium that I went to so I'll post them below.
     This weekend, I went back to Tepatitlan with my former roommate. I have really grown attached to this little town. It's nice to get away from the big city sometimes.  I went to my first party on a ranch and to my first carne asada , which is a barbecue, this weekend.   Both were very fun and I can't wait to do it again. I will be going to Tepatitlan again this weekend as well for the Dia de Independicia (Independence Day) here in Mexico.  I want to see some of the celebrations in the small town as well as in Guadalajara.  I think due to the independence day, I have a four day weekend. So I cant wait to tell you all about.  Thank you all for reading.

Sorry for the quality of the pictures

I'm Back

     So my mother helped me straighten out my debit card issues from last week and I am back in business. This week by far has been one of the best.
     I started volunteering for this company here in Guadalajara that is like Facebook for girls between the ages of 8-16.  Gusanito.com, is like a Facebook in where girls can learn different languages and about different cultures, everything that I want to teach.
     As well as this, I also went to Tepatitlan, which is a little town near Guadalajara.  It was nice to take a break from the big city to go there and hang out with friends and meet a lot of new people as well. It was a great night that I spent there. Also, while driving there I saw a soda factory where it look like they either made soda or bottle it.
     As well as this, I also went to the center of Guadalajara to see Mariachi parade. Many mariachi bands from around the world came.  Me and my roommate only got to see a little bit of it as we arrived a little late  but it was still nice.  On September 16th (11pm on September 15th) Mexico has its independence day.  From now up until that date there will be a lot of Mariachi and celebrating of Mexico.  I am glad that I am here to see it all. 
     I also went to the Medrano twice this week. It is a long street in Guadalajara that sells  clothing for cheap so I bought some clothes from there.
     As well as this, tonight, I am going to see the Juanes concert.  I will write a blog tomorrow solely about the concert tomorrow.
     This week has been really great and I really enjoyed it. Since I have been running around so much this week, I need to do a little bit of studying today before the concert begins so I will leave you all with some pictures. Thank you so much for reading.

Hi, USJ.

      So I see that the semester at USJ is starting.  I hope  you all had really great summers. I wish you all the best  for this semester and I can't wait to see you all in December.

     On a side note, not a lot happened this week. My debit card got stuck in an ATM here so my bank is sending me another one soon.  There is a lot of stuff to do here in Guadalajara and in Mexico but not without money. 

     But this situation should all be taking care of by this week and when it is I think that I will be purchasing tickets to go see Juanes.  He is a Colombian singer that sings songs about changing the world for the better and a whole lot of other things that  I like.  So, I am pretty psyched for that. I also have Friday off from school this week do to a school trip to Tequila that I already went on.  As well as the concert I am also thinking of going to Aguascalientes, which is a state just above Guadalajara that has natural hot springs , museums, and a lot of other really cool things or  I am also thinking about going to Manzanillo, which is a local beach that also has many activities this weekend.  We will see and I will be sure to keep you all posted about it. 
     So, I need to get to studying, and I am sure with the semester starting you all will need to, too. Have a great day and thank you for reading.

New class and New People

This week, after a week of summer vacation, I started my fall semester here in Guadalajara. It is amazing to me how time flies.  Anyways, my first week of classes in level six which for me is a literature class and an overview of everything about grammar in Spanish, went very well.  A lot of new international students came in for the fall and I am having fun meeting them all.  Included in this new round of international students are my new roommates.  I have one that is from Japan, one that is from Romania, and one other from the United States who has been living in Mexico for the past for years.  I am looking forward to continuing this experience with them all. Thanks for reading.

Pictures from my Summer Break

I had some trouble uploading the pictures onto blooger so I put my facebook photo link on here so you all can see the pictures.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151302999419186.550621.616634185&type=3&l=19ad980352

 

End of Summer Semester/Summer Break

So last week I finished my summer semester. It went by really fast. I will be starting the fall semester on Monday.

I also said goodbye to a lot of the other international students that I became friends with over the summer. Because of this amongst some other things I have started missing some things about home and about Saint Joe's.
So this week, I had the entire week off, I found some new things to do in Guadalajara. During the vacation, I went to the center which is a big market and also went to two museums there. The Museo de Cerda (The Wax Museum) and Aunque Usted No lo Crea ( Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum). I saw some pretty interesting things there including a wax replica of Barack Obama which I had to take a picture with. I also got some new roommates, one from Japan and one from Romania, at the house. This and numerous Kenan and Kel youtube videos, and Hey Arnold and Spongebob episodes in Spanish, and reading the novels Divergent and Insurgent, have helped me get through this little down part of this trip.  I'll let you all know how my first week of the fall semester goes.