Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Reporting live from Mexico

¡Hola amigos!


I've now been in Mexico for a little over a week.
When we arrived in Mexico we had an "Arrival Camp" in Cuernavaca. We basically lived in the woods, but it was pretty cool.

The food was different than in Germany, of course. Here is an example for breakfast:

Beans with bread and something like Lasagna


On the 10th of August we took the bus back to Mexico City. Then 9 of us, including me, took a bus to Pachuca (Hidalgo). We arrived at 3pm in Pachuca where our host families were already waiting for us.



My host family took me out for lunch. I wasn't hungry at all because everything was so new an exciting. At the end of the meal the waiter came to me with this cake:



The first night was a tough one. I missed my family in Germany a lot, but now that I've settled in I don't miss them as much anymore.

On Thursday was my first Mexican Fiesta. It was the birthday of the sister-in-law of my hostfather. There were soooo many people. The whole family was there. And the family is huge since my hostfather has 6 brothers and one sister. After dinner we went on a little walk. I took pictures of my city, San Juan Tilcuatla.



Last weekend I've already been to a mexican street fair. It was really colourful. And the mexican dance was awesome.




My hostmother, my hostsister and I also visited Mexico City again. It is a great city.




Last but not least my favourite breakfast:


Croissant with Gouda, Prosciutto, Tomatoes, Avocado and Mayo

And my best friend Pachon, our dog:


¡Adios!

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Sunday, August 7, 2016

The countdown begins...

In less than 24 hours I will start my journey to Mexico...

First I will fly from Hamburg to Frankfurt, in Frankfurt I am going to meet all of the other participants. The flight to Mexico City is 12 hours. It's going to be exhausting, also we have a 7 hour time difference to Mexico which is making things even more exhausting.

But I think that everyone will be so excited to finally be in Mexico that we won't even be able to sleep.

Now I can tell you a little something about my host family.
I have got a hostdad and hostmom, as well as a host-sister (12 years old) and a host-brother (13 years old). I am going to share a room with my host-sister.
I am really excited to finally meet all of them.
Oh... I almost forgot. They also have a dog :)

There is a lot going on right now and I still have to pack the last few things into my suitcase.
It's a short blog entry, but you can always ask any questions if you like.

Next time I'll update I will be on a different continent.

Until then...

¡Hasta luego!