So, I'm testing out this blog business... I have about a week before I leave and already I'm incredibly nervous but also SO excited! I'm nervous because, wow, I haven't really spoken Spanish in three months, all I know of my host family is their name and address, and (oh man) have not even started to pack yet. But as an experienced procrastinator, I'm sure everything will work out. :)
Ok, for those of you who don't really know what I'm doing or why I'm going to Mexico. Well, basically and obviously, I wanted to study abroad for a whole semester in order to become somewhat closer to being fluent in Spanish. While at first I was all planned and ready to travel to Spain, I spoke to my professor and director and had a change of heart. So, I'm going to Oaxaca, Mexico for four months! I leave the 23rd of August and will be starting an intensive grammar class that following Monday. (I'm also taking two hrs of salsa dancing every day!) Then, about three weeks later, I will start two other classes: a literature class and (I think) a sociology class of some sort. And for the final month I'm there, I'm hoping to be working at an internship. I applied but won't know if I got it until I'm there.
Overall, I will be finishing up my Spanish minor as well as experiencing the culture of Mexico; traveling to Mexico City, Chiapas, and other places; and learning about the economy and so much more. But what I'm excited about most are the friendships I will be making. One thing that makes me happiest in life is meeting different hearts and different faces.
Wish me luck! :)
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A local guide from a small town in the mountains of Chiapas taking us to see their farmlands.
learning what life has to give
just living and experiencing
A local guide from a small town in the mountains of Chiapas taking us to see their farmlands.
About Me
- michele
- After studying in Oaxaca for four months in the fall of 2008, I moved to Oaxaca in June 2009 and have been here ever since! I can't believe almost two years have gone by. Now, I've moved to a little town in the mountains an hour out of the city of Oaxaca, and I'm teaching English at a university that resides there. A completely new adventure within an adventure. Along with the continuously changing skies here, I'm seeing through yet another set of eyes here in Mexico.
Times in Mexico - photo albums
- Ixtlan - last month
- IXTLÁN!!!
- Oaxaca 2008 - new compilation of pics
- Walking Through the Streets Part II
- Walking Through the Streets of Oaxaca...
- Cooking class!
- Another time at Monte Alban - October 2009
- La Guelaguetza - July 2009
- Chiapas - November 2008
- Day of the Dead! - Oct/Nov 2008
- Trips - September 2008
- Random Fun Pics! - September 2008
- Ruins! Mitla, Yagul, and Monte Alban - September 2008
- Beginning Days - Sept 7, 2008
- Tonalá, Mexico - July 2006 (facebook version)
- Tonalá, Mexico - July 2006
Blog Archive
For those of you that read Spanish....
For my first class that lasted three weeks, I had the opportunity to participate in "free-writes". During this class, we had discussions about the role that women play in society here in Oaxaca, in Mexico, and in the United States. One day during class, I felt really passionate about the conversation about women in today's society and during our free-write afterwards, this is what I wrote. It's in Spanish, so I'm sorry to those who can't read it but I felt that these words are what came from my heart and I haven't felt the desire to translate it just yet since it wouldn't be completely the same. I'll have to write something similar to this later. Basically, I wrote this for my future husband.....
La mujer. Sí, soy una mujer, pero también soy Michele. Una persona sencilla pero fuerte. Yo tengo la habilidad de hacer cualquier cosa si estoy determinada. Quizás soy una mujer bonita pero lo más importante es que soy una persona hermosa con sentimientos bellos y pensamientos inteligentes. ¿A ti qué te gusta más? ¿Mi sonrisa o mi risa? ¿Mis labios o mis palabras? ¿Mis ojos o mi punto de vista? ¿Cuál es más importante para ti? ¿Mi papel como tu esposa o mi personalidad, mis pasiones en la vida, mis deseos para el mundo? ¿Es más importante que te amo o que me amas? Yo soy una mujer. Sí, esto es verdad. Pero también yo soy Michele … una persona, una amiga, una amante … que quiere compartir esta vida contigo para aprender juntos y crecer como individuos.
2 comments:
Michele I am so thrilled that you are following your heart! Enjoy this time and soak up the wonderful culture and people. I love your blog. Safe travels....Coach Kreier
So...blogging...not really sure how this works. Do I get notifications when there are new posts from you? Well in any case I look forward to sharing some of your sure-to-be incredible experiences via the world wide web! Yay!
Glenn
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