Photos

If you'd like to see our pictures, follow these links. No Facebook account required.

Michoacan (Jose's hometown and family): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8025459&id=1205137632&l=5a287084bc

Teotihuacan: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8023599&id=1205137632&l=3cccc29c6d

Coyoacan: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8016269&id=1205137632&l=680ddf67d8

Tulum with the family: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8011367&id=1205137632&l=daabdeadad

Mexico City with the family: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8010106&id=1205137632&l=34f60a8b6c

Thanksgiving in Mexico: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8004588&id=1205137632&l=8f69b12de5

Puebla: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2039927&id=1205137632&l=b13467bad8

Jose and Emma in Tulum: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8000122&id=1205137632&l=23cefc4725

Jose and Emma in Cancun: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8000106&id=1205137632&l=db1ddb2829

Palenque (really pretty): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8000118&id=1205137632&l=c1dc621df6

Oaxaca: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8000110&id=1205137632&l=2e258ab85e

And It Starts....Now

Those big changes that I've been wanting, dreading, fearing, and dreaming of have finally come. I'm going back to California tomorrow to start school and leaving Jose, the dogs, Coyoacan, and our Mexican life behind (but only physically). I'm nervous and excited and have no idea what to expect. I'll just have to see how it goes, work hard, and stay determined. I'll take some study breaks to keep you posted. Maybe Jose will even write a post of his own, maybe?

-Emma

Morelia, Michoacan

On our way back from Huetamo, Jose and I spent a night in Michoacan's historic capitol, Morelia. It is known as one of the most Spanish cities in Mexico. It is a nice city, but it seems that Mexico City has spoiled us and raised our standards too high. We stayed in a hotel right in the center filled with Colonial buildings, but as we walked down the streets and tried to admire the buildings, we kept coming back to "this is like a not-as-nice version of Mexico City's center". Even my well-traveled little sister loves Mexico City's center because apparently it is exactly like walking down a street in Europe. The Colonial section of Mexico City is only a small part of the city, and in Morelia it is almost the whole city, but the quality in Mexico City surpasses the quantity in Morelia.

We didn't see much of Morelia in one night, but it was great to have a mini vacation in a new city. We ate at a nice restaurant, feasted on way to much gelato, and enjoyed the chilly weather after four days of Huetamo's heat. As always, though, it was just as nice to get home.

-Emma