the home stretch

This is no longer a trip to meet the parents, I tell myself. This is for me. This is for me. This is for me. (my mantra, I am starting to believe it). Though the energy behind the trip has changed, I can thank the Cosmos for bringing him into my life, which connected me with so many other Mexican families who I have been able to help and grow to love, and I can see that his influence brought me to realize my next Great Adventure. So it's Christmas on my own - sans The Boy - and a New Year single rather than the anticipated buzzing nerves that come with "meeting the folks".... I can do this... Amerispan is great, they were open to having me add in that week of additional classes that was left free for a week in Jural with his family.

I am off to Guanajuato, which is central Mexico, north of Mexico City. Photos have prepared me for the Spanish Colonial architecture with cobblestone streets and beautiful churches; I am sure to take too many pictures to post and beg everyone to see.

I started with a Medical Spanish course this summer, and since then have been practicing my conversational skills as I am able... This method of immersion should prove to solidify and allow me to make greater strides in a shorter time. I will be living with a family that has a small child, and that will be fun (and maybe a good help for my speaking level!)

So - passport (check!), hiking boots (check!), camera (check!), ticket (check!)

I am ready - I can do this on my own.

Luego!