Average Day

My average week day begins at 7:10 am.  The temperature in my room when I wake up is about 35 degrees.  The homes here are built for the summer heat, so they have no heating system and little insulation.  After a quick (usually warm) shower, our mamá feeds us breakfast.  If there is one thing I miss about home, it's my customary breakfast food.  Not to say that breakfast here isn't good, it's just strange to my experience.  Quesadillas, beans, powdered milk, and tang orange juice are some of my consistent breakfast foods.

Breakfast is followed by a 15 minute bus ride to school, where we meet up with a few classmates.  The school itself is located on a large plot of land surrounded by a fence.  The buildings are relatively nice, and I plan on playing basketball next week when the rest of the Mexican students arrive.  They are still on their Christmas break.  Class lasts from 9:00-12:30 with a professor from Seattle.  In two weeks we'll have a Mexican professor, so that should be interesting.

After class Dario and I usually take the bus home.  I got a membership to a local gym where I workout before lunch is served at 2:30.  This is the largest meal of the day for Mexicans, and that was somewhat of an adjustment for me.  Lunch is followed by the activity of our choice.  Usually we spend some time with our family, or hang out with some of our friends in the group.

So that is my best attempt at an average weekday.  Side note: today I went on an errand for my family to purchase tortillas and beer - sometimes I enjoy living stereotypes.