Comments on: Update http://yelkaye.net/2010/02/update/ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:50:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Caitlin http://yelkaye.net/2010/02/update/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 Caitlin Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:49:34 +0000 http://yelkaye.net/?p=815#comment-2008 Wade, Thanks for laughing at my pain. At least it's done now... just gotta walk by the school now and find out whether I passed or failed. Let me know your plans... I'd be happy to host your family in Mexico (assuming that I have an apartment/job!) Brooks, Thanks for all your advice! Yes, I am looking forward to checking it all out. Don't get me wrong though... I know that there are some amazing aspects to Mexico City. Part of me still wants to stay here. I just wonder if I need a bit more tranquility. I went to Xochimilco in the summer of 2008 with some friends... and I have to say it's probably my favourite place in Mexico! So much fun. Wade,

Thanks for laughing at my pain. At least it’s done now… just gotta walk by the school now and find out whether I passed or failed.

Let me know your plans… I’d be happy to host your family in Mexico (assuming that I have an apartment/job!)

Brooks,

Thanks for all your advice! Yes, I am looking forward to checking it all out.

Don’t get me wrong though… I know that there are some amazing aspects to Mexico City. Part of me still wants to stay here. I just wonder if I need a bit more tranquility.

I went to Xochimilco in the summer of 2008 with some friends… and I have to say it’s probably my favourite place in Mexico! So much fun.

]]> By: Brooks http://yelkaye.net/2010/02/update/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 Brooks Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:08:47 +0000 http://yelkaye.net/?p=815#comment-1999 Hello! I came across your blog via Magda in Toronto. I am from Mexico City, but moved to the US when I was five. However, I visit every year and have had a chance to travel the interior part. I have spent time in Queretaro and have family there. I think it is quite a pleasant city. It has a good balance of a lively colonial interior downtown and a greater outlying area with industry/business to support a Mexican middle class (e.g., people who want to learn English). The populace is also not as conservative as in other cities such as Puebla. The other city that I really adore is Guanajuato, just because it's the most charming little town. I hear great things of Guadalajara and know it to be the keeper of many cultural traditions. I have not been there in many years. Veracruz has the advantage of being a bit out of vogue as far as beach tourism goes, which allows the town to retain some of its heritage (as opposed to say, Acapulco), but the last time I was there things felt a bit empty and uncared for. Veracruz has a tinge of what I imagine Cuba to be like, with old men drinking coffee by the ocean. I am looking forward to your reports on your travels! Also, I totally empathize with your feeling of being overwhelmed by Mexico City. It has some inspiring and innovative pockets, but it's hard to navigate through the rest of the flotsam to get to the real gems of the city. But believe me, they are there. If you need a break from studying, I recommend going down to xochimilco on a weekday (not weekend) afternoon with a few friends. Rent a boat, get a bucket of beers, and just float for an hour or two. It is relaxing and fun! Hello! I came across your blog via Magda in Toronto. I am from Mexico City, but moved to the US when I was five. However, I visit every year and have had a chance to travel the interior part. I have spent time in Queretaro and have family there. I think it is quite a pleasant city. It has a good balance of a lively colonial interior downtown and a greater outlying area with industry/business to support a Mexican middle class (e.g., people who want to learn English). The populace is also not as conservative as in other cities such as Puebla.

The other city that I really adore is Guanajuato, just because it’s the most charming little town. I hear great things of Guadalajara and know it to be the keeper of many cultural traditions. I have not been there in many years. Veracruz has the advantage of being a bit out of vogue as far as beach tourism goes, which allows the town to retain some of its heritage (as opposed to say, Acapulco), but the last time I was there things felt a bit empty and uncared for. Veracruz has a tinge of what I imagine Cuba to be like, with old men drinking coffee by the ocean. I am looking forward to your reports on your travels!

Also, I totally empathize with your feeling of being overwhelmed by Mexico City. It has some inspiring and innovative pockets, but it’s hard to navigate through the rest of the flotsam to get to the real gems of the city. But believe me, they are there. If you need a break from studying, I recommend going down to xochimilco on a weekday (not weekend) afternoon with a few friends. Rent a boat, get a bucket of beers, and just float for an hour or two. It is relaxing and fun!

]]> By: Wade http://yelkaye.net/2010/02/update/comment-page-1/#comment-1978 Wade Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:36:20 +0000 http://yelkaye.net/?p=815#comment-1978 Haha, glad to see you are having difficulty with the English teaching course. They are much more challenging than I could ever have imagined them being. I took a TEFL course and it was more difficult than any class I ever took in college. I had to laugh about it, as I could not believe that I was doing it somewhat recreationally. But now I am "certified" and can take those teaching jobs when the going gets rough. But, I must admit, it is the last thing I would want to do haha. We may be coming through Mexico soon on our way to El Salvador. Maybe we will find you. Have fun, Wade Haha, glad to see you are having difficulty with the English teaching course. They are much more challenging than I could ever have imagined them being. I took a TEFL course and it was more difficult than any class I ever took in college. I had to laugh about it, as I could not believe that I was doing it somewhat recreationally.

But now I am “certified” and can take those teaching jobs when the going gets rough. But, I must admit, it is the last thing I would want to do haha.

We may be coming through Mexico soon on our way to El Salvador. Maybe we will find you.

Have fun,

Wade

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