Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Pasiflora





Check out this crazy looking flower!!

It is from pasiflora plant, or passion fruit, which is an odd fruit I tried yesterday. Tangy! We visited a dude who has an awesome garden, and he made passion fruit drinks in his blender. Very tasty with a bit of sugar!

I also tried lechi, which is not local, and is very strange. I will take pictures of it. Spiky.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Mushyrooms

A nice thing about this place is that, although technically this time of year is the rainy season, the rain never comes until late afternoon. At the moment (6pm) I can hear the thunder rolling in, but it has been sunny and mild all day. Plenty of time to play in the sun.

This morning I collected a million mushrooms with Beto who knows the land. He also knows no English, and I know very little Spanish, so our conversations were of course super complex and interesting. He's got good eyes! He could spot a mushroom from thirty feet away. We collected three types of edible mushrooms and he taught me the kinds not to eat, which is helpful, although my memory sucks so I think for the time being I will only eat the three that we found today. Tonight I will make mushroom tacos!

Tomorrow I get to visit Patzcuaro, which is a city type place nearby. Should be interesting and fun!

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Finally!

After a few months of daily thoughts on this trip, I'm finally in Mexico!

It is much as I expected! Friendly and welcoming people, super amazing weather, gorgeous location... I'm staying in a forest near a lake and a few cute towns. No major cities nearby. I flew in to a majorish city, which was about an hour drive from here. Pretty perfect location to stay. Yesterday I walked into a teeny little town nearby that has a few little stores to get some basic stuff as well as a nice view... Tuesday I experienced the market in Erongaricuaro, which had everything anyone needs to eat. I got to try starfruit and prickly pair for the first time. Yum to both, though I like starfruit best.

It was a little difficult to post this blog as my computer knows I'm in Mexico and has made everything into Spanish. But that is kind of good, since I can understand some exposure to more won't hurt.

I've posted some pics to flickr, more later I'm sure.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Oh my gosh!

Tomorrow I leave for Mexico! Mysterious future! Plane from here to Ohio, Texas, then Morelia. Wheeeeeeeee!!

This blog will be more informative in a few days, I think.

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Maggie the Tired Dog


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Originally uploaded by verykatie
This is my parent's dog Maggie. She is SO TIRED from the wedding weekend. Worn out puppy.