| | 24 hours spent in D.F.(Mexico City) so far:
Well, well, well, Mel and I traveled for 12 hours beginning in Phoenix where we sat at the airport alongside her dear grandma while she questioned us on the attributes we look for in a husband and Mel informed her grandma that she is "sex machine." Then came a lay over in Houston where we spotted Clay. That little schemer told us he couldn't get on our flight and that we would just have to search the massive airport in DF once we arrived.
After a night spent in a Holiday Inn (compliments of Papa Bear) we grabbed a taxi this morning and endured the chaotic streets of one of the most dense cities in the world. After an hour drive and feeling like I was going to throw up for the last portion, we arrived in Colonia de Presedentes, a very impoverished community but filled with character...winding streets with tall colorful apartments intertwined with hanging laundry and roof top plants. Very picturesque. We're now staying at a community center in an upper apartment that provides outings and medical services for the neighborhood children. This afternoon 54 kids came over and we boarded a bus and headed to "La cuidad de ninos." This is every child's dream come true and mine (and Mel's but not Clay's). It's this indoor adult world designed for children where they receive fake pesos and can walk throughout the town spending and making money at various places like a hospital, salon, "Wal-mart," etc. I had four 7 year old girls in my group that were just as overstimulated as me. They rambled on and on with me in Spanish and even though half the time I had to reply with "no entiendo" they decided I was their best friend by the end. Afterward, we took them back, where they returned to their homes.
This evening, Clay, Mel, and I cooked fresh chicken, squash, and onions that we bought on the street this morning and sat up on the rooftop overlooking the city and attempting to star gaze at a starless sky thanks to pollution and bright lights. We are more or less not supposed to leave our locked down apartment because of the "dangerous hood" but we endured the friendly neighborhood and went to a pandelaria (bakery) and the shop owner is having us over for dinner Thursday night. So in a nutshell, this place is growing on me faster than I would have expected. God really has provided us with smooth sailing so far. Hallelujah.
Oh how I wish I could post pictures (if only I had brought me camera cord) of mangy dogs, precious Mexican children, and beautiful city lights.
Buenas Noches. |
| | Posted 8/21/2007 10:42 PM - 13 Views - 4 eProps - 2 comments
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