So the plane ride was awesome. I was really tired, so I tried to make myself get some rest, but once we were flying over Mexico, I couldn't stop looking out the window. We flew along the coastline for a long time, and it was beautiful! Unlike the Texas coast, it was undeveloped, so you could see all the sand formations and stuff, which was pretty sweet. When we got farther inland and starting flying over mountains, I knew we were close, so I started looking for Mexico City. And damn, they weren't kidding about the visible smog around the city. it looked like a really dark cloud that we flew into...

When I got off the plane I realized that I was very much alone in a foreign country...which was really exhilarating, until I realized I didn't know where to go. But I figured it out quickly, and stood in line forever for immigration and customs.

The bus ride to Cuernavaca was cool because the city is so colorful. You can even tell when you're flying over it, and it made Dallas and even Austin seem really dull and grey. When we got here Julie (the intern who picked me up at the airport) showed me my house (Casa Verde - it's literally green) and my room.

Mural on the patio off of my room

Patio off of my room

My room!

"Inside" Casa Verde

After I got settled in my room and took a much-needed nap, I went to dinner with the 3 interns and one of the staff people at a traditional Mexican restaurant, where I ordered my first legal beer! It was called a "Cubana," which is just Corona and lime juice with salt on the rim - delicious! I also ordered un tamal de nopales, but it had ham in it :( Walking back from the restaurant, Laura (another intern) pointed out a yoga place that is also a vegan restaurant! And it is just down the street from my house, so I will have to try it...

written by  Kimberly on January 24, 2009 from Cuernavaca, Mexico
from the travel blog: Cuernavaca, Mexico
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