This weekend was my last in Guadalajara, que triste. So I headed out to do some shopping that I have been putting off. I went to the market downtown, another one near my house, and finally a used market that was like the biggest garage sale I've been to. Except that no one was selling anything good. Since this culture is not as "disposible" as the United States, people tend to buy only what they need and then it stays in the family forever.

Since that's all I have to write about me, here's some more random tidbits from life in Mexico:

*The public universities are free for Mexican citizens. And since most of them live at home until they marry, they pay pretty much nothing to live. Not fair.

*On the other hand, most of the elementary and high schoolers go to private school and wear these cute uniforms. They don't have school buses here so I always see them on the city bus going home for lunch.

*Chips taste different here. They're more spicy (go figure). I don't think I can ever eat regular Cheetos again.

*I met Fernando from Maná in a bar and we exchanged the typical Mexican cheek kiss. The band Maná is a big deal here. You should care.

*My host mama won't let us drink milk for lunch. She's says it's just for breakfast and dinner.

*Oh, and she doesn't refridgerate some things that should be, like parmesan cheese, ketchup, open bottles of pop...

*Milk comes in boxes and is not refridgerated, even in the store. Either is yogurt.

*On the topic of food, Mexicans put chile powder or salsa on everything, including ice cream and popcorn.

*I've eaten octopus and cow tongue. Mmmm...que rico!

Okay, that's enough. It's 80 degrees here and 35 degrees at home. I need to get outside and enjoy it while I can. Besos.