(Nearly) un mes!
Hola! Wow! So I've done a bit in the last (almost) month here in Mexico. My first week here was, most positively put, not great. I made the really smart decision to "wing it" here in Mexico (which includes pre departure preparation). To give you an example of what exactly that entails, I waited five hours before I left for the airport to wash hang-dry only clothes. I was doing three four-week intensive summer classes (eight weeks of work fit into four weeks in three different classes) and so I did not realize just how fast Mexico was approaching. Therefore, I really lacked any and all mental preparation before coming here. Consequently, there was quite a bit to get used to and I experienced some severe withdrawals from the fresh, marine air, cool temperatures, and peace and quiet. My first day, I took a tour of my host city with all the other TESOL students. Then, I got ice cream with my roommate (who has doubled as my teaching partner during the past three weeks). My...