i'm studying at la universidad de las americas in puebla, mexico, from january to may 2007. ven conmigo en mis aventuras!

06 June 2007

fotos... finally!

here's my roomies at el tigre, the most popular antro (club) near campus. left to right: me, vero, wendy, malu, andrea, and krista (also from VU).

i think this is monte alban, in oaxaca.


also in oaxaca, here's a random street parade that kelly and i happened upon! it was lovely, with lots of singing and dancing - and we have no idea why!

mexico has the prettiest flowers!

climbing on the mangrove roots in veracruz with mel and jess.

incomodo, the baby duck i fell in love with on campus almost immediately. this picture was taken in mid-january, so by the time we left, he was MUCH bigger than this!

finally, a picture of TAXCO! my favorite city in mexico! this was the silver-mining town we visited near the pacific coast in february. this picture was taken from my hotel balcony around 8:00 in the morning.

la virgen of guadalupe, in a cathedral in mexico city. you can go behind the altar to look up at her without disturbing the mass going on, or you can sit in the pews and view her over the altar.

extremely famous diego rivera murals at the palacio nacional in mexico city. they're painted on almost every wall on one floor's balconies.

the stunning colors at the barrio del artista (artist's neighborhood) in puebla. this was by far one of my favorite parts of the city. nearby is el parian, the main artisan's market in town, and another smaller market as well. this area is filled with artists' studios and sculptures.

this is colegio cain-murray, where i lived on campus. the lake is the one i always talked about sitting near, outside the centro social. the lake was also home to the many ducks and geese living on campus!

a beautiful view of the pyramid of cholula from near campus. this is visible from most parts of the city.

one of the beautiful yellow-painted buildings that i fell in love with in puebla.

here's jess and mallory (both from valpo) enjoying the heaping plates of fruit at la jugueria conchita near the UDLA's campus. it was one of our favorite breakfast spots.

the pyramid of the sun at teotihuacan. it was by far the biggest one we climbed!