Things I Have Learned About Mexico

Some things I have learned about Mexico thus far:

"Ha, ha, ha...yeah...Nothing really works." -My RA

*Water, electricity, phone lines, and the internet come and go as they please.

*Medical supplies, especially diabetic testing supplies are inconsistent.

*Bourganvilias grow everywhere. They can be trailing along a fenceline, a small little bush, or the size of a tree. They come in all different colors: crimson red, pale peach, bright fushia, dark purple, or blush pink.

*The smallest bugs have the worst bite. I didn't even see the dumb things but I woke up tearing at my skin the next night.

*There are some HUGE bees in this country.

*There is a little old man that sits on the front porch of his "Abarrotes" shop (a convenience store) almost all day every day across the street. I would like to sit and talk with him sometime.

* Mexican people enjoy driving, and they drive like crazy folk-but I have yet to see an accident or be hit by a vehicle myself.

* Taxi drivers are probably the nicest people I've met in public thus far.

*Taxi drivers will flash their lights, honk there horn, do the slow-creep besides you, or wave frantically from the front seat to see if you need a ride.

*Music and TV are popular-go figure.

*Our neighbors next to school play really great music, really loudly almost 24 hours a day.

*There are various pick-up lines from men here. Some of my favorites include:

"Tienes un novio" Do you have a boyfriend

"Ah! Bonita!" Oh, Beautiful!

"I love you! Marry me!"

"What, do you have a problem with Americans dating Mexicans?" That one really was

ineffective for them.

*Seemingly random neighborhood parades happen and the band will stop and play for you if you seem interested (see picture above).

*Tiles here are very pretty, and some of the best are in bathrooms! (see picture above).