On Thursday, Monika, Wesleigh, and I were asked to stay after school for some extra tutoring since it was our last week of class. Not cool. But we cheered ourselves up with a trip to Costco! One of the other volunteers here has a membership and she lent us her card. It was like stepping back into the States. The place looked exactly the same as back home and evoked a lot of memories for Wesleigh and me!
Well, in true Costco fashion there were no bags and since we were too cheap for a taxi, we braved the bus. It was a little ridiculous, but we managed to make it home. A lot of laughter throughout this adventure!
Friday was both Andrew´s big 23rd birthday and our last day at school. We surprised him with a cake that morning but forgot candles so a match was used instead. Pretty priceless photo if I do say so myself.
After a little bit of cake for breakfast, we all enjoyed one last day of school. And then we were done! As you can tell from Ignacio´s and my expressions we were pretty broken up about it. In all seriousness, the teachers were all really interesting people who truly cared about our Spanish skills and our volunteer mission. A nice leeway into the true work to come.
A nap that afternoon and we geared up to celebrate the big b-day that night! After a delicious dinner of pizza at a great restaraunt we hit the bars, enjoyed great music, and ended the night with a little dancing.
L to R: Andrew, Ignacio, Wesleigh, and Monika
L to R: Monika, Sai, Wesleigh, and me
So, all in all, things are going great. We are looking forward to living in a more permanent situation but also recognize the value of this down time before the serious stuff starts. Which by the way has been pushed back to Tuesday so we now have another full day in Cuernavaca to take advantage of the city and prepare for our big move! Oy. Not looking forward to squeezing all that stuff back in my bags!
