So today is Monday and I am checking email, washing clothes, calling my mom, reading tour books....all the detail kind of stuff to catch up after a big weekend. This weekend Jessica and I and her boyfriend Edwin went on a little excursion and had so much fun....here is what we did.
So Edwin has a car and we decided to go first to these secluded wonderful lagunas called Lagos de Colon. We drove about 3 hours through the awesome Chiapan landscape of sheep on the hillsides, rolling green-covered mountains, and family farms. We arrived at the lagunas and spent the afternoon jumping off of trees into the water, playing in waterfalls and swimming. The water of the lagunas was the purest and brightest blues I have ever seen....turquoise fresh water...ahhh.
So after the lagunas we headed to San Cristobol and spent the evening out on the town. We went to the local hipster bar and saw all the other dirty backpackers and drank mojitos and listened to good music...a fun time. On Sunday morning we decided to visit some of the smaller indigenous communities in the mountains.
So we headed to the communities and I have to say that this was one of the coolest things I have seen so far. These indigenous villages are very independent and while they welcome tourists to look around, they are pretty clear about who rules. I felt triple foreign in these villages which was cool. They spoke indigenous languages, wore traditional clothes and have very different customs. Also, they were very small....I mean some of the women were probably not four feet tall. We went into the main catholic church in the town and it was unlike anything I have ever seen. There were saints lining the walls and Jesus and John the Baptist and all the normal stuff, but then there was also pine straw allover the ground, people doing rituals with candles and coca-cola and live chickens (yes...live chickens...but alive for how long I dont know). It was wild, and awesome, and nice to be reminded how many new things there are out there.
I hope to go to Guatemala in the next couple of days. I am awaiting a package from my friend Mckinley of some stuff I left with her when I was in Mexico City....important stuff like my camera charger and glasses, dufus. Anyway, so if it gets here soon....ill be off soon, if not, then i wont be and may explore Chiapas more.
Yes Carrie, I am reading The Namesake and lastnight we watched the movie Seven Years in Tibet....truly good movie, and I recommend it.
Alright, this is it for now....peace!
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Thanks for the phone calls. It is always good to hear your sweet voice. Your worrying Mom appreciates the efforts to keep me informed of your whereabouts. Have fun and keep hooking up with those other crazy traveling girls.
Love ya,
Mom
ay bree, como te extrano. remember when that indigenous lady gave you a makeover? oh my god, this never fails to make me laugh.
please give me credit for mailing you the package. i am glad to hear that you are well. i too am well in guadalajara, participating in conference calls and using my real name instead of an alias. i´m working on a place to live still, but if i can´t find something suitable, i will just live at the hacienda and ride horses through the agave fields. talk to you soon.
yay. um, please please tell me about the indigenous lady makeover, it sounds ironic.
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