Part 2

I forgot to put things in part one that really only applies to that content, but it was a long one and I was bound to forget stuff. Like I saw the 4-H fairgrounds in Belize, there is no speed limit making it 20% more likely to die in a car accident there than in the US and its probably the most dangerous thing you will do in that country, the public buses are old school buses-sometimes with luggage racks, the dollar is half as strong as the states, its humid, bugs love me there, the water is usually warm and clear, it rained while we were there a couple times and is not as refreshing since it makes it more humid. It's really pretty in Belize and all the formations in caves look cool, but the water and dirt smells real bad. Plants grow in caves, but only as long as the nutrients in their seeds allow, they are even green. In Guatemala, the buses are equally or worse than Belize and the money is worth less, however more than a peso. I was happy to be back in Mexico, but in Chiapas there were A LOT of military check points that we got stopped at. The border crossing from Guatemala to Mexico is a river and I thought the boat was going to tip. We could have gotten student discounts on all our buses but thought it was only one line, meaning we spent twice as much as we should have.

When I got back to Casey's on Tuesday, I did not actually leave until Thursday for dinner. We slept in late both days and kinda lazed around. It was really nice. Casey made bomb cheesecakes for us when we got back and also broke the pyrex pan one of them was in. It shattered. We had a roof session and talked to her friends on skype that I met while they were here. Amalee, one of the french friends threw a little welcome back/birthday party for Marie Caseys roommate and brought some fruit over. Then Coleman and Alex and I proceeded to have a fight wiping the rines on each other, immature, but fun. Thursday night after dinner at Truco, I cut Colemans mullet off. I think it turned out alright given the tools and lighting I had to work with. Then Casey and I left at 1:30 to take buses from Guadalajara to Colima, Colima to Cuyutlan and see the sea turtle santuary they have there. They also help crocs and iguanas, but the turtles are the cutest. I even got to hold some babies! A 31 day old and 4 month old. They are precious. We then went to a black sand beach-the sand gets so hot and the waves were HUGE. its on the Pacific coast. There are lifeguards on duty and when people go too deep they use their whistles. Casey and I ate at a really bad restaurant, but made up for it with ice cream bars, it was pretty hot out. After that we decided to come back another day and spend some time in Colima. To get there we took a bus to Armenia, then indirectly to Colima. In Colima we walked around, got coffee, saw a mural on stairs painted by some famous person, walked by a concert in one of the plazas and a clown performing in the other. We saw the cathedral and a bulk store that had different sizes of dried fish and shrimp. Gross. Then we went to a restaurant that is my favorite in Mexico. The bread was just cooked, and still hot and tasted the best. The butter with that was also the best Garlic butter I have ever had and the salsas were equally as good. The tortillas in the tacos were fresh made and the server was very patient with all of our questions. It was even not too expensive. We left after that and getting back was a little more difficult. We went to Guadalajara but had to wait two hours for the next bus because we had just missed the bus to Guanajuato. Instead we took the bus to Leon and then Guanajuato. It wasnt too bad except we hadnt slept much in two nights and did quite a bit that day and just wanted to be home. The buses in Mexico are SO much better and with the discount-really cheap. The seats recline and unless your on economy class, almost all the way. Usually you get food and a drink-unless economy and movies play. The seats are big and roomy and comfortable and generally there is air conditioning also. Music if you want and lights at night, if needed. Minus economy-theres always at least one bathroom, sometimes two and Casey loves the nasty ham and cheese sandwiches they give out. I gave all mine to her.

We dont really have plans for the weekend, but got some homework to do and at some point I have to move back to my house. My roommate comes home from france Sunday I think and I will be excited to hear her stories.