Valle de Bravo

Conversation of the week:



Paco: ¿Quieres ir (Do you want to go?)

Cathy: ¿Donde?(Where?)

Paco: ¿Quieres ir?(Do you want to go?)

Cathy: ¿Donde?(Where?)

Paco: ¿Quieres ir?(Do you want to go?)

Cathy: Si, Quiero ir.(Yes, I want to go)

Paco: ¿Donde?(Where?)



¡Hola! Upon our arrival in Valle de Bravo, we were greeted by several locals who had no idea what we were doing there. Apparently the organization that sponsors the volunteer program forgot to organize it. Things were thrown together at the last minute. We were given a house to stay in, but we had to install the stove, refrigerator (which never worked) and we were constantly unclogging the one toilet for eight people. The volunteer program was fun and we made several new friends from all over the world, but in the end we realized we wanted to travel and learn more. We returned to Morelia and were welcomed with open arms and open bottles of tequilla by the host family that we stayed with prior to the program. We just completed our placement exam for a Spanish course, and we will be starting class on Monday. After class, we will be helping Pina (our housemom) in her restaurant and taking the family dog for walks. They told us the dog stopped eating the day we left, so they are glad we are back. Plans for our final week in Mexico are still up in the air. We will either stay in Morelia and study, volunteer at the local orphanage, or continue to travel. We will keep you posted.