I woke up thinking it would be a lazy day. Wasn´t sure if we had any plans or not, and was not expecting much. Ate breakfast, cleaned the kitchen, watered the plants, layed in the hammock, cleaned up my room. Later I walked outside to find Estela sitting on the hammock and I decided to sit next to her on the ground. She started to talk aboutmy experience, time, and future here. To make an hour conversation short, she explained to me how she really wanted me to focus on myself for the next two months before the Pitzer group comes. As hard as this is for me, I am begining to see how it will benefit me. As Estela said, Jenny, you may never have a time again in your life to dedicate time like this to yourself. We talked a lot about the body, moving energy,and how in two months she would like for me to feel completely free inside. We talked about a lot of activities and exercises for me to do - sun baths with cold water, basketball, hikes, reading, the list goes on and on. It is going to be a busy two months, but I am excited to see how I feel and where I am at by the end of it all. She also expects me to perfect my Spanish. Wheeeeee!!!!!!!....All in all, she wants to make sure my energy and language do not become stagnated and will guide me to a point so that it is not.
At the end of our conversation Delia and Brad arrived with Delia and Estela´s neice Melissa, ready to take us to the posa to swim! We all crammed into the truck and were on our way! The posa was abslutely beautiful and tranquil as always. Just as we got there about 15 bikers also arrived. Melie and I jumped in the posa before the rest of the crew made their way in. We rubbed lodo, mud with clay, all over our bodies and swam around like little fishies! We had a lot of fun together. We took a nap in the sun, I burnt my back, she spent an hour trying to catch a tadpool to take home but never caught one, I took another nap in the shade....A group of drunken Mexicanos were playing guitar and singing, offering me taquilla every five minutes. I sang, BRad sang, Estela sang, we all sang! We ate snacks, fed the dogs, talked with the people, and enjoyed everyone´s company. And turns out that one of the guys singing and playing guitar writes songs for Los Tigres!!!! Crazy....
Anyways, five hours later, we headed out, refreshed by the cold water and a bit hot and bothered at the same time by sunburns and sunkisses.
On the way home we stopped by Melie´s house. It was her brother´s birthday and he had a lot of friends over. We ate cake, food, drank beer, hung out, etc. Another hour later, we were finally headed to Estla´s house, but not for long because as soon as we arrived we remembered that the neighbor´s next door were having a party and we needed to stop by! So off to the neighbor´s we went, more children, more food, more drinks!!! An hour at the party flew by, and we headed yet to another destination - Estela´s sister Ana´s house. There we spent another hour cuddling wth kittens, miniature turtls, and little children. Melie was making Ana´s children laugh, laugh, and laugh. So much fun! Nine o´clock came and went, and it was time to drop Melie back off at home, as she had school in the morning.
By the time we got back to Estela´s it was ten. We ate a snack of mangoes, cheese, and crackers, drank our tea, talked, and off to bed we went!
Whew! What a day....more to come soon!
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