Sabado - Segundo Dia en San Miguel

Nos despertamos con los ojos medios abiertos. Desayunamos pancakes y huevos muy deliciosos. Nuestras panzas estaban llenas. Luego fuimos a la escuela y tomamos un examen para decidir nuestros niveles de espanol. Despues, descubrimos la ciudad de San Miguel y tambien cambiamos nuestro dinero americano por pesos. Visitamos unas tiendas y unos de nosotros compramos unos recuerdos. Tomamos un tur de autobus de la ciudad que era muy divertido y bonito. Descansamos un poco antes de salir para una cena muy rica. Vimos a Mark O'Connell caminando por la calle y lo invitamos a ver nuestra pension. Regresamos a la casa, hablamos un poco, y todos no podemos esperar para el dia siguente.

If a trip was tangible, this one would be a "fiesta". With trips to volumptuous places such as the Parque Juarez and Jardin, Mexico's finest city, San Miguel de Allende, truly illuminated its great qualities. Our accommodations fit every student well, as a great breakfast and lunch were served and topped off with relaxing rooms where one could relax and read, talk with friends, or play an exciting game of cards. The day began with the opening of weary, yet excited eyes. We hopped out of bed, got ready, and headed down to the dining room for our first breakfast in San Miguel de Allende. The breakfast received loud praises from many of the students as they filled their stomachs with fresh bread, eggs, omlette, and pancakes, all prepared to perfection. Quickly, we hustled to the school where we would learn spanish, called the Central Billingue. We were introduced to the kind instructors before dividing up and taking placement tests to determine each of our levels of spanish. After these rather dificult examinations, we were divided into groups and proceeded to tour the city with our instructors. We examined fountains, parks, churches, and more interesting places before venturing to a few shops to browse for little nick nacks here and there. After our exploration period, we returned to our pension, Casa Carmen, to rest and re-gather ourselves. After the well-needed relaxation, we ate a traditional Mexican lunch, which was also delicious and then prepared for our next adventure. The ATM machine was our necxt destination as everyone exchanged their dollars for pesos, so they could indulge in spending their money for the authentic and unique Mexican goods. We went to the pharmacy, as we purchased bottles of water to quench our thirst. Directly following this event, we stepped onto a tour trolley, which took our entire group on a Spanish-English tour around the entire city, including its outskirts and its origins. We were able to see where the entire city was founded and started from, as well as the famous buildings and their significances. We rested once more before heading to a fantasting restaurant for dinner, where we ate pasta and empanadas. The bright lights of the Jardin drew us in as we listened to the incredible music of a Mariachi band and examined the jardin. We divided into two groups and some of us (Marcos, Cameron, and "Ivan") purchased bracelets with our names inscribed into them. As we walked back home, the sun began to fall and we went over our schedule for tommorrow, tempted to wake up the next morning and see what adventures lay before us.

Marcos "Mac" Cogo Cameron "Cameron" Thariani