First Week of Classes

Sorry I have been falling behind on my blog and posting pictures. Today is my catch up day because I don’t have class or my internship today which is nice. I have been able to get some homework done and catch up with friends and family.
Well last week was a pretty great week. I started classes and my internship. I am taking International Marketing, Businesses and Companies of the World, and my internship. This week my spinning class and salsa class start which I am really excited for. My International Marketing class was really hard the first day. I did not understand the professor well because she spoke very fast and about companies in Mexico which I did not know about or what they even were. There were 4 international students in that class and now only 2. There is me and another girl who is from Colombia, so I am the only non native speaker in that class. However, I talked to my advisor and emailed the teacher and on Friday it was much better. It is comforting knowing that my advisor is willing to help. She said if I needed anymore help with the class just to stop by her office. She is also the person who set me up with my internship. Last Monday I had my interview. She came with me and she set up times I could work. It turns out the man I interviewed with was her husband. He owns a law firm and they want me to work on their marketing strategy. On Thursday I went to the law firm, Gabinete Corporativo (the website is http://gabinetecorporativo.com if you want to check it out), and I helped translate the brochure. I also was supposed to look at their website and find areas to improve. Tomorrow I am going to the marketing firm that markets Gabinete Corporativo to work with them on various projects. I loved working at the law firm so hopefully I will enjoy working at the marketing firm as well. My professor for my Businesses and Companies of the World class is wonderful. She had everyone in the class introduce themselves and there are about 7-10 international students in that class. She split us into groups so none of the international students were together and she made it clear she was happy to have us in class because we bring different prospective. I really enjoyed that class except it is 3 hours long. I hope I can sit for that long; she let us out early last week.
On Friday at the Tec they had a lunch for all the international students. It was so much fun. They had the whole room decorated. There was a buffet of Mexican food so of course I tried it all and it was delicious. After we had dessert (fruit again, no chocolate), but it was good. Then a mariachi band came in and no one was expecting it. They were really good and I have pictures and video of that too. The best part was one of the band members that was singing came off stage and would serenade people and he did to my friend Tish first. Our whole table was laughing!
This weekend I spent a lot of time downtown. On Saturday 3 of my friends and I went downtown to do some shopping and exploring. Well I ran into a friend I had made at the Tec named Carlos. He showed us around and explained some of the historical things to us. He took us to a street where there was a man painting. He sets up in front of a fountain on a side street and does painting with spray paint. There is a huge crowd that watches him and everyone claps when he is finished. His paintings are beautiful and they are only 50 pesos which is less than 5 dollars. I am planning on buying one before I leave. Then we explored some more and on another street there was another crowd of people. Next to another fountain there were 2 guys break dancing and when they were done there were clowns that put one a show. Downtown is so interesting at night. There is always something to do and shows to see or music. There are a bunch of plazas that have flowers and fountains and lights. Everyone just sits on benches and hangs out there. On Sunday I went downtown again for some shopping and exploring. This time there were 8 of us. There was some traditional dancing on a side street again which was very interesting. There was a drummer and the dancers had on tons of body paint. I have pictures and videos to post soon so everyone can understand what it was like. Later we saw the painter again and went to a restaurant for dinner. I had quesadillas with cheese, salsa, and guacamole. They were delicious. Those and my coke cost me less than 5 dollars! We also danced some salsa at the restaurant which was fun! Good thing I am taking classes because I am not so good! So it was a very fun weekend!
I walk to school now instead of taking the bus. I didn’t like how everyone on the bus stared at me. It takes me about 40ish minutes to walk to school but I really enjoy it. It has been really nice the past few days. It gives me time to relax and clear my head before class. Occasionally I will take the bus if it is raining or dark out.
Next weekend I am going to Pena de Bernal. It is the largest monolith in Queretaro or in Mexico. I cannot remember but I will know more after I visit! We do not have classes on Feb. 1st so my friends and I are planning a weekend trip to Acapulco. Hopefully I do not have to go to my internship on that Monday so I can go on the trip!