Street view from the balcony of my house. You can see an old VW bug going down the street- these things are all over the place.
Another of the street without, you know, a wall in the way.
I went to the bus stop but missed the correct bus twice because those things fly by and I was zoning out while watching all the commotion of people around me. Then I get on the bus and figured it would be a solid 30 min drive. An hour and a half later, I had seen pretty much the entire city when the bus finally reached my destination. But the adventure wasn't over yet!! The bus stop was not exactly where I thought it would be. And this particular stop was literally in the middle of neighborhood. One of those places you don't want to find yourself alone at night. I looked around and just saw rows of vacant-looking houses and a bunch of stray dogs. It felt eerily like the movies. I spent a good 20 minutes meandering and even asked some kids where the street I was looking for was. They of course had no idea :)
Alas, I gave up a man card and ended up calling someone and finally made it there after a total travel time of about 2 hours. It was well worth it though: a lot of the international students were there and the view was breathtaking. We were on top of a hill and a had a perfect view of the city in the foreground with silhouettes of mountains in the misty background. Shouda brought the camera :)
Things to come:
More about Querétaro, my city of residence.
Info about my university here
A typical day in Mexico
Other international students
Prayers:
For a pure heart with pure intentions
Focus for why I'm here
A willingness and openness to what God has in store in Mexico
For a fruitful relationship with my host family
Patience with learning Spanish
Confidence in my identity in Christ
Atop a roof looking down.
"One of those places you don't want to find yourself alone at night." Sounds like my neighborhood, or worse, the superghetto south of my neighborhood! Good to hear you came home OK though!
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