And away we go

It's been a whirlwind two weeks.  Just over two weeks ago, Beth and I came up to Philly, looked at 23 apartments in 2 days, found an apt, went back to Virginia, finished packing (Beth did most of the packing work), came back to Philly, took the bar exam, went back to Virginia, packed all our stuff into a truck, drove back to Philly, and unpacked.  And now that I've moved all our stuff into our apt in Philly, I'm off to Mexico.  And oh yeah, Beth is off on a vacation in California and the Pacific Northwest with a friend.

So Mexico.  In a lot of ways, I know exactly what to expect, being that Beth and I did a 4 month trip around South America a few years ago, including a language school.  On the other hand, I have no idea what to expect - I've never travelled alone before, which should be interesting.  I've also never been to the "real" Mexico - the land that exists outside of Tiajuana and Cancun.  Of course I'm enamored of the food and the language and the culture, but I think I'm more enamored of the American version of all of that.  We'll see what I think of the Mexican version of Mexico....

My Rough Itinerary:
8/06 - Fly to Mexico City
8/06-8/10 - Mexico City
8/10 - Bus to Puebla
8/10-9/5 - Puebla/Language School, probably some weekend trips
9/5 - Bus to Oaxaca
9/5-9/10 - Oaxaca
9/10 - Fly home

The 8/10-9/5 part is pretty set in stone, although I guess life can be crazy and things change. 

I'm off to continue packing my stuff and unpacking my apartment (a little bit) so that I'll be ready to go to Mexico in 2 days!

Ciao,
Mike