1st week of Mexico

21:30, aug. 13th

So, here I am again, laying in my bed, and finally arranged some time to rest and write, but now got no Internet!

The other day I went grocery shopping, there’s a huge supermarket on the other side of the Periferico, so I walked there, Ivan came with me. Everything in the shop is big, milk in 3 or 3 liter packages, huge cornflakes packages, sodas, and so on, it must be the American influence. Even the shop itself is huge, its sells from TVs to toothpaste, from beds to socks and fresh fish. I was walking through the shop with a smile on my face, so many things I did not know and Ivan had to explain me. It was quite funny. Many tropical unknown fruits that I wanted to buy all, coconut sweets, many spices and different sort of chilies. A big adventure. Lol After the shopping I cooked some dinner for me and Ivan, a recipe of my mama! J

Classes have been great, all teachers are nice and I really enjoy their international background. Though, I’m considering to drop Market Investigation because its timetable is horrible, only once a week from 19h to 22h, so that’s quite tough and hard to concentrate after starting the day at 8h, besides I’ve already done a similar course in Lisbon, Analise de Dados. But we’ll see one more week. I have to buy books for almost all subjects, similar to the ones we use in Portugal, i.e. for International Economics the book is by Krugman. The big difference to Portugal is the price, this hard cover book cost me 33euros!

Can’t believe I’ve already finished one week of classes! I even have many things to read and other HW. For Spanish class I need to do a 15min presentation about Portugal and Lisbon, any suggestions?

On Wednesday, I went to have dinner at Hidalgo, the exchange students’ house, and Ana, the Italian girl made some nice pasta for a group of about 15 people, was very cozy. Though, I went home early because classes start at 8h30, except on Friday, when I only have 1 class as 16h.

Roberto, a Mexican guy who helped me with some things b4 coming here via FB, invited me and my friends to go to Mama Rumba, a Salsa club on Thursday night. Of course we accepted it! He picked me up at home as it was raining and already dark, in his band new fashion red Honda Civic (I keep on being surprised by these “nice” cars…), and went to Hidalgo and then we went with a group of about 20 to the club. It was as if a entered a film about Latin America: a great Cuban/Mexican salsa band and almost everybody was dancing, and how! Wow, it was so cool! Guys just grab you for a dance even if you don’t know them if you don’t know how to dance, they lead you and it seems like you dance quite well hahhahaha I really enjoyed and danced a lot! After we went to another club, just perfect minimal electro sound to continue dancing until I drop. The guys who took us bought a bottle (yes, a whole bottle, and that’s normal here if you have some money) of tequila and some soda, so we were fine for the whole night.

Today I went to take the pictures for the visa (actually, after the whole stress, we do need them!), had a great lunch for 30mxn with Martha and then had a class. We walked from Rvolución to ITAM, it’s a beautiful walk as it’s quite a rich neighbourhood. I’m gonna make some pictures one of these days to show ya guys, houses in all colors and a lot of trees and little shops and café/restaurants. Tonight there’s a exchange student party, but guess what: I’m not going! I am exhausted and want to be in a good condition for tomorrow’s trip, organized by ITAM to the Pyramid of Tepoztlán, which is on top of a hill that we’re gonna hike. Pictures soon! ;) Buenas noches, extranjeros de mi corazón!