This is our street. The entrance to our house is outside the frame on the left and our good friends' home (José, Aurora, Josécito and Lisett) is on the right corner. Can you see the Jacaranda tree in the top right? (Hint, it's purple!)
These shrines are all over Tepoztlán and México in general. The Catholic religion seems to be part of the fabric of daily life here.
These are the women we buy tortillas from. They make homemade tortillas on a large, flat, circular grill in a thatched hut. They're particularly delicious when they're hot, and they've replaced bread during our stay here . These women are lovely. They're extremely friendly and warm. This photo of them doesn't do them justice; we've noticed that Mexicans typically don't smile for photos.
Josécito is hanging upside down in the center. The kids seem to have so much fun here!
Lea is with a couple of teens we meet with on Wednesday nights for what's called an "intercambio." All of us are trying to learn a foreign language. We speak Spanish to them and they speak English to us. It's been great!
The kids taking a quick break from playing on top of the church in our neighborhood. They have been like a gang--always together. They have brought Lea in and accepted her like a sister or a cousin. We know it's going to be particularly hard for her to say goodbye.
Kimberly helped make adobe bricks with Don Miguel, a man who helps out at the school. These are handmade bricks that are going to be used to build a room for students to stay in.
Here is Feliciano in front of his family's tienda (store) right up the street from us. Feliciano is Aurora's sister's husband. Many of the family's here seem to have stayed closeby to each other, which we realize is very different from home.
This is our street. The entrance to our house is outside the frame on the left and our good friends' home (José, Aurora, Josécito and Lisett) is on the right corner. Can you see the Jacaranda tree in the top right? (Hint, it's purple!)
These shrines are all over Tepoztlán and México in general. The Catholic religion seems to be part of the fabric of daily life here.
These are the women we buy tortillas from. They make homemade tortillas on a large, flat, circular grill in a thatched hut. They're particularly delicious when they're hot, and they've replaced bread during our stay here . These women are lovely. They're extremely friendly and warm. This photo of them doesn't do them justice; we've noticed that Mexicans typically don't smile for photos.
Josécito is hanging upside down in the center. The kids seem to have so much fun here!
Lea is with a couple of teens we meet with on Wednesday nights for what's called an "intercambio." All of us are trying to learn a foreign language. We speak Spanish to them and they speak English to us. It's been great!
The kids taking a quick break from playing on top of the church in our neighborhood. They have been like a gang--always together. They have brought Lea in and accepted her like a sister or a cousin. We know it's going to be particularly hard for her to say goodbye.
Kimberly helped make adobe bricks with Don Miguel, a man who helps out at the school. These are handmade bricks that are going to be used to build a room for students to stay in.
Here is Feliciano in front of his family's tienda (store) right up the street from us. Feliciano is Aurora's sister's husband. Many of the family's here seem to have stayed closeby to each other, which we realize is very different from home.
wow. looks like you had an amazing time! what an awesome experience!
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