Typical day

There is nothing special about my day, but in case you are curious...

In the morning I am a tiny classroom from 9 to 1.


At 2:30 we meet with our language guides for one on one conversation until 4:30.
Sometimes we stay in the plaza and chat, because it is so beautiful

Other times we wonder through museums. There are a LOT of museums. So much history in this city.

Or walk around and look at the architecture.

There is so much detail.
Then at 4:30 I get back on the bus


and head home.
So it isn't glamorous, but it is filled with moments of deep struggle with the language and ability to speak, excitement over small language victories, laughs with other students, and moments of beauty or emptiness.

Today in Trees

Today I was walking from my bus stop to my destination and saw these two gentlemen carrying a... Yep! a Christmas tree. Apparently they were trying to beat the rush. Maybe I should look into this. The holiday season is only 10 months away.

The next block I passed this spring time beauty. There is no use for orange cones when you have a lovely potted plant to prevent people from parking.

I climbed a pyramid

This is in the museum. It depicts the different levels of building. The pyramids in this area have been covered with dirt and built upon.

This is the main courtyard of the pyramid. If you stand in the middle and clap the echo comes in the sound of a bird chirping. Extremely cool!
Here is the base. These are some of the students that also attend the Spanish Institute.
The pyramid was large enough to build this on top. Think cake topper.
Here is the view. The hill is yet another pyramid.

Puebla!

What I love most is the beautiful architecture.

This is one of the first theaters in America. It is celebrating its 250th birthday.

This is in the Barrio de Artista. This plaza is filled with oil paintings and art.

Here is a market selling some traditional items. And my language helper for the week. She is really good to speak slowly and take me to awesome places to practice.

They made tiles in Puebla and there are many buildings with tile mixed into the brick like this one.