Guadalupe
On Thursday, Leslie and I went to the town of Guadalupe, which is adjoined to Zacatecas by geography only. The town wasn't our favorite, but the museum we went to was pretty interesting. It was the Museum of Guadalupe and the Church of the Convent of Guadalupe. It was great for us to go their, especially since that day we had just discussed New Spain the evagelism to the natives in my (Andy) history class. I've been learning so much, and you will, too, if you take the virtual tour (shortened version) that we'll post on our pictures link to the right. A lot of the comments are detailed because they're for my benefit as a teacher and I'd like to use them for my classes someday. This blog has proved to be a pretty good way of journaling.
Speaking of journaling: dear diary - as of Friday, Leslie and I are officially experiencing what I'll call the "week-after syndrome". We've now been here for a week and have been exploring, making decisions, deliberating, and learning the Spanish language and culture from a fuego hose every day since we arrived. Now it's time to rest, but even that proves difficult as so many things, including the value of convenience, are different here. I still can't decide if the lack of said value in porportion to our own is a mark for or against this culture in my opinion. If anything I think it may be a mark against my own. I've been a little homesick and not fun to be with at times as I rage against things like driving in this dang traffic and on these dang "roads"(talk about different values). I compare it to the normal infirmities suffered physically be travelers which can, and usually are, solved with the passage of time and continued immersion in that which currently drains me.
Tonight we're going to a "callejoneada" - a street party. I think it's something that happens once a month or something. There's a band on every corner, so I hear, and donkeys carry around huge skins of free wine. That's either what's going to happen or my Spanish needs a lot of work. We love you guys and look forward to seeing you online.
Speaking of journaling: dear diary - as of Friday, Leslie and I are officially experiencing what I'll call the "week-after syndrome". We've now been here for a week and have been exploring, making decisions, deliberating, and learning the Spanish language and culture from a fuego hose every day since we arrived. Now it's time to rest, but even that proves difficult as so many things, including the value of convenience, are different here. I still can't decide if the lack of said value in porportion to our own is a mark for or against this culture in my opinion. If anything I think it may be a mark against my own. I've been a little homesick and not fun to be with at times as I rage against things like driving in this dang traffic and on these dang "roads"(talk about different values). I compare it to the normal infirmities suffered physically be travelers which can, and usually are, solved with the passage of time and continued immersion in that which currently drains me.
Tonight we're going to a "callejoneada" - a street party. I think it's something that happens once a month or something. There's a band on every corner, so I hear, and donkeys carry around huge skins of free wine. That's either what's going to happen or my Spanish needs a lot of work. We love you guys and look forward to seeing you online.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home