guadalajara update

We have been very busy in Guadalajara, but I have a few minutes to make a post. We are really enjoying Guadalajara, it is a very pleasant and beautiful city for being as large as it is (4 million). It is very easy to navigate and people are friendly and proud of their city. We are staying with a family in a more affluent neighborhood of Guad and take a bus to the city center every day for class from 9-1 and then computer lab from 1-2 and then we go to conversation class (with spanish speakers) from 3-4. Classes are primarily in spanish with a bit of english because our instructor wants to learn english. Conversation class is half in spanish (to benefit the gringos) and half in english (for the mexicans). Our spanish is improving but we need to practice more with Mexican speakers when we leave.

After classes we return to our casa and eat a large meal. Then we go out at night, so we are very tired and busy all the time. Tomorrow is our last day of class and then we will stay in Guad for the weekend so that we can enjoy the city more. On Tuesday we went to Lucha Libre and it was quite an experience and totally worth going to if you are in Mexico. Tonight we will go watch a big soccer match, one of the biggest games of the season because a Guadalajara team (Chivas) is playing in the finals. I will post more this weekend or when we return to Rincon de Guayabitos early next week.

Hasta!