a southern experience....

I have arrived. I hit Huatulco around 5 after a pretty uneventful flight to be hit with a wave of heat and humidity that could be cut with a knife. I saw the smiling face of Jorge as I entered the baggage claim, after a brief greeting I met his lovely parents who are more than willing to cram Espanol into me on a daily basis. We toured the town and it hit me, I’m back in Mexico. Seeing the Pemex on the corner and the helado carts with their tin containers brings back memories of the north. But, as Jorge tells me, the south is something else entirely. We scoped the beach the next day where we took a bit too much sun and I swam in the Pacific and realized how its like bath water and crazy waves, we’ll see how the surfing goes. The real gem of the weekend has been the wedding we went to yesterday, that went from an open air church to a reception on basically a party boat. The boat stops at different bays and has different activities at each. The seafood at the last stop included shrimp/lobster/durado etc.; however, the heat unfortunately really stops the ol’ appetite, but I barreled through because who is going to turn down fresh seafood? The day ended with tortugas and dolfines off the sides of the boat and a night at la paypaya, a night club or rather, THE night club of Huatulco. After a few days I have gotten much more comfortable with mi espanol which I am happy to say that no I am trying with Jorge and he is very supportive. We have decided to continue with our plans to go to Chiapas but first I must book my ticket to Honduras and my IDC booking. I’ll update once my cold has subsided and we’re done with the countless introductions that are still to come.
Lots of love. Send recipes (I’m teaching yoga and cooking to la madre de Jorge)

posted by kate @ 11:36 AM