Saturday morning post

Money:  It´s taken me a while to get used to the Mexican money system.  It´s not that it´s that complicated but when you don´t understand the language, it´s not always possible to know what you´re being charged.  This has led to several somewhat funny, somewhat uncomfortable situations where I hand someone some money and they look really confused and then I have to figure out if I`m giving them way too much money or way too little.

Running into people:  It´s amazing how often I run into people I know here in Guanajuato, particularly given how few people I know here.  But every time I wander into the downtown, I see someone I know and often I see more than one person.  So while I often don´t have formal plans in the evening, I often end up finding someone to hang out with.

Meal times:  Breakfast is at 8:00 and the main meal of the day is at 3:00.  Those are the only two times I eat all day.  The main meal is generally so large that it carries me through until breakfast the next day.

Learning Spanish:  It´s a bit odd that I´m putting so much energy into learning Spanish.  I don´t have any particular interest in learning another language, I´m doing it more because I think it will be useful for me in my travels.  Still, I am slowly learning it.  The other night, I went into a cafe and ordered a hot chocolate in Spanish.  I was really proud of myself though in retrospect I`m pretty sure I said something like “Can I a chocolate hot?”  Oops!!  Anyway, the waitress continued to speak to me in Spanish and I eventually had to fess up that I really didn`t know much Spanish.