Eventless weekend at the beach...

This past weekend was a 3-day weekend, so a friend/co-worker and I went to sunny Puerto Vallarta! It was a package, and a deal, so we just went. And you know, I needed it. I was so tired of the cold (okay, cool) weather here in the DF, and sick of working. So we went. And did absolutely nothing. I read several books. I read more than several magazines. I drank fruity beverages all day. I took mid-morning naps. I took mid-afternoon naps. I sunned myself. I went to bed early. I rested, sunned, drank, and ate. And then on Sunday, I realized I ought to take a couple of pictures, since I'd been dragging the camera around the whole time. So I took the one above, of the palapa over my head. It was the view I spent the most time seeing. Also, my second most frequent sight:

And so that's about all I can say about my mini-vacation to Puerto Vallarta.

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Daily life with special guest stars....

I'm feeling a little lazy for writing, and have a lot of pictures. SO,this post is going to be mostly photos. Good enough! On the left is my school, the part not under construction. On the right is Rocio, the lady who works in the food stand just outside the front gates. The food is really good! Most days I have a torta (sandwich) or a burrito, or sometimes sopes. Mm-mm good!





MPM, Jose and Pancho came for a visit last weekend, and we did some fun stuff: walked around the parks, bought plants, walked around some more. There was a tango demo going on at one of the parks. Really great. Tango is really kinda slow, but also quite sexy. Well, these dancers weren't that sexy, but the dancing was.




















And then the surreal: we found ourselves at a teen club (sort of), where the big deal is dancing teams who compete for ...what? bragging rights? I don't know. But it was obvious that they rehearse that shit. a lot! Let's see if this video works:

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I want that baby! I think I got the best one!

Besides, they've got more than they can handle, right? So these were the words running through my brain when I went to visit the orphanage at which my school club (that I sponsor) visits twice a month. The main purpose of the project is to teach the big kids how to be caring and aware of those less fortunate. But I've got Holly Hunter's voice telling me to go back in there and get me one of them babies!

Yeah, I got all that 'help the poor' cred already. No one can say I haven't helped out with some of the poorest folks around. But did you see how cute they are? Isn't it time they started giving back? The little guy in the white shirt didn't leave my side the whole visit. And I like to imagine that some time down the road, people will stop me and say 'aw, he has your eyes!'

Yeah, and I could raise him in Arizona. I do like Scottsdale, mind you.

No, I'm not totally off my rocker, but it was fun for a day, and will be fun to go back in a couple of weeks. And get to know all of them better, spread a little knowledge and some treats. Try to make the bigger kids learn a little something, open their eyes and all.