La primera mesa

So, this was my first morning in Cuernavaca. This is the room where I am staying. I didn't have a roommate at that point. When I told a staff person that I lost my meter, she took me to the director to ask for advice. The director suggested that our liason take me to a pharmacy or a hospital the next day (Sunday) after church. I mentioned that I wanted to go to mass as well. The director told me of Tere, una de las cocinas (one of the cooks), that attends mass and works with community base groups (grupos de base). They are faith-based (in this case Catholic) groups that use the Bible and Jesus' example as how to create and empower the community for positive social change (known as liberation theology). I was so excited! The director called Tere and Tere invited me to go with her! I was ecstatic.
Here I am, dressed for mass. I met Tere and went to church with her and her husband. Then she invited me over to her house. And she fed me. And they gave me copies of Pope Benedict's latest address on the faith in LatinAmerica. I was so excited! yay! I was kind of in shock for awhile. It was all too good to be true, and all in my first day! Hopefully I will be able to attend some of the base group meetings!