dentist visit

For the first time in my life, I went to a new dentist. I've had the same dentist since I can remember, but he's a little hard to get to and pay for when you live in Mexico. So, the next best thing is my coworker's wife who I know and like, and will see later tonight at a birthday party.
With that said...
She cleaned my teeth then proceeded to tell me that I have 16, yes, 16 cavities. I've never had a cavity in my life. Apparently, the water here doesn't have fluoride in it and that is part of the reason. So, I'm going back twice in the next two weeks to get some of them filled. She even took pictures to show me and put on my file, so I definitely believe her.
Fun times.

What I love about Mexico this week...

1. I tutor a Korean girl every week who is freakin' awesome. The other day, a water delivery man knocked on their door to ask when they wanted their water. Water man talked to me in Spanish, I translated to kid in English, kid translated to Mom in Korean, Mom answered the kid, kid answered me, I answered water man, and so on. It was pretty hysterical and we all sounded like idiots talking about water in three different languages.

2. I just went to the grocery store and first heard Alanis Morrisette play, followed by Faith Hill "Just Breathe." Random blasts from the past are a daily occurrence in public places...they love some old school English music.

3. A parking lot attendant outside the grocery store saw my license plate and was anxiously waiting for me to come back out so he could tell me that he used to live in Atlanta and sometimes worked in Raleigh and Charlotte (not "Sharlotte" but "CHarlotte").

4. Matacanes. aka the Playground for Adults, handcrafted by the Big Man Himself.

Here is the short 38 second version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn5A02GkW0M&feature=related

And here is the long version...(You may want to mute your computer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIjx9bsvArA
Then watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNQWA4SlPoI&feature=related

5. Night swims in the pool...too bad I'm moving in a month...hopefully to an apt. that I'll tell you about as soon as the papers are signed. Until then, you can pray that it works out because I kind of LOVE it.

From Prada to Nada

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eubjj4LyUz8

There is a movie coming out soon called "From Prada to Nada." Trailer above :). It takes place in L.A., but part of it was filmed right down the street from me. They said it was cheaper to film here than in Beverly Hills, and they look virtually the same so they decided to save money and truck it to San Pedro.

Canyoning

I'll right more about later when I have more energy and pictures. For now, I'll say this:

God made a playground for adults and it is completely flawless...complete with slides, tunnels, adrenaline, jungle gyms, ropes, fear and courage, perfectly laid out obstacle courses, scenery, fresh drinking water, jumping, screaming, laughing, BEAUTY, and even skinned knees and goose eggs.

I've never been more convinced that He is real and I am completely blown away by His craftsmanship. Flawless...

Matacanes Attempt Numero Dos

Going back to the canyon for another try at canyoning...here's hoping the truck doesn't catch fire again. This is the second extreme thing in my life that was delayed for a reason out of human hands. When I decided to go skydiving, I had to sit on my decision for a week because of a rain delay. It turned out to be totally worth it, so here's hoping this is the same :) (Though Mom, this isn't as extreme as skydiving, so you have nothing to worry about!!)

Guanajuato: Spring Break Part 2

Now that it has been almost a month, haha, here are some pictures from Guanjuato.This is the view from the roof of where we stayed. Miguel's parents own a building that they are trying to turn into a hostel. We slept there.
We rode up a hill in a cable car to this overlook. I couldn't get the whole town in one picture but here's part of it. It was pretty awesome.
Gonna have to turn your head sideways for this one. A lot of the streets are only for bikes and pedestrians so a lot of them feel like alleyways but are really main streets like this one.
It was beautiful. I'll meet you there if you ever want to visit!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOM!

So, I wish I was about to unfold a breathtaking account of my journey through the canyon, but alas I am not. Yesterday morning my friends and I woke up at 3:30 am, ate some breakfast, and set out to meet our guides. By 4:30 we were bumping along in an old Chevy truck down some dirt roads in the mountains.
Most of my friends were sitting in the back of the truck, but the three lucky ones, including yours truly, got to ride inside the truck (It was a 2 hour drive and it was cold). We were moving right along when suddenly one guide calmly said to the other that was driving, "Espera espera. Algo esta quemando." Translation "Hang on a second. Something's burning." About that time we noticed smoke rising from the hood. Gray fire smoke. We piled out of the truck and could see flames underneath the front of the truck. Our guides reached for some Manzanita, apple soda, and doused the fire out.
For the next 2 1/2 hours they fixed the truck and we hung out on the side of a dirt road, in the dark, on the side of a mountain. We caused rock slides, wrote a song (The truck, the truck, the truck is on fire!), snacked, talked, and watched other canyoners drive past us. Unfortunately, this meant we could not take our trip because it can only be done in daylight and if we had started late we would have finished after the sun went down.

So instead, we ate some quality huevos rancheros, swam, ate watermelon and hung out by the pool all day, and we'll go back and try again in a few weeks.