A couple weekends ago I went with a friend to the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato city (40 minutes outside of Leon). The Festival is named after the famous Spanish author: Miguel de Cervantes. There are plays and music shows in theaters, as well as art galleries and random street acts (like mimes and guitar-playing hippies). It was jam-packed when we went, and honestly, I wasn't that impressed. Basically, it seemed like a glorified hippy hangout - I've never seen so many dreadlocks and piercings in my life! The best part of the Cervantino was visiting famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera's house (now a converted museum) in the city.
For my birthday I went out to lunch with some fellow teachers at Chili's Restaurant (the American chain). The food was pretty good but my friends and I were unpleasantly surprised later when we all became sick at the same time in the middle of the night! All 3 of us vomited (I didn't even make it out of my bed in time!) and realized that the salsa we shared must've had some dirty tomatoes in it. Can you believe that all this time I've been eating street food and haven't gotten sick, then I go to an American restaurant and end up vomiting afterward for the first time in 10 years?! How ironic. Other than that, it was a nice birthday :)
I've tried one new food item since my last blog: carrot juice! To me it has a very bittersweet taste, but overall I like it. It's very healthy of course, and you can find it at any smoothie shop.
Winter is upon us in Mexico - which means chilly nights and mornings (45-50 degrees), but still hot afternoons. I can't wait to be back in Michigan for the holidays in less than a month!
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