quedándome en guadalajara

so when i arrived in guadalajara i had no real intentions of really sticking around all 5 days, but one night here, one day here, turned to a few more nights and a few more days here and still i remain in guadalajara. i really like it here... and flexibility is a fabulous thing, as well as traveling by myself-- i get to make decisions like this.

what i´ve done: listened to a lot of awesome music (live). world music, cuban music, reggae-rock-brasilian-mexican style as well. gone out a few nights. met a ton of awesome people at the hostel (and hence every morning they ask me if i´d like to stay another day-- and i say hook me up!-- and they smile and say no problem)... met a bunch of awesome people in other places, as well (finally meeting more locals, that hasn´t happened in a while, and it´s been almost instant). yesterday, saw a beautiful, beautiful canyon just 20-30 mins outside the city. it was a beautiful haven. after, i went back to the market to take advantage of more of the extremely illegally copied and sold cd´s (ummm i mean it´s perfectly legal... it´s just... sharing... for cheap), and ended up making like 5, 6, 7 new friends (what would you know they were all guys, but just happened to be around my age). ended up staying a while, talking (the subject of EL MURO between the states and mexico came up, and i was glad it did), was offered my first shot ot tequila (gosh thanks guys) and as i tasted a sip of it and got this god-awful look on my face they laughed so hard... tried to get me to take the rest of it but i insisted it was a gift from me to them... was too fun... and perfect because guadalajara is right next to the birthplace of tequila (la ciudad, tequila). and after they closed down, i went with one of the guys to play pool. i was terrible at it, but it was sure fun, and the company was great. i love meeting new locals. really love it.

every day i think it´d be cool to be back in guanajuato, but..... i´m really happy with all the friends i´ve made here, the chillin´, the........ just being on my own. i look forward to getting back there, but really, ......... i dunno. any which way, i´ve bought my bus ticket for 9 in the morning, so that means up bright and early to catch a taxi to the bus station. wheee!

it´s saturday which means i´ve got ONE WEEK left until i´m back home..... ONE WEEK, only ONE WEEK! whether i am excited or frightened or sad or what, i´m not sure, but i know i´m sure excited about AT LEAST seeing my family when i arrive at the airport again. the rest, i can worry about later. my goal for now is just to enjoy this last week as much as possible because....... well, it´ll go by quickly, just like this whole semester has. (is it REALLY the last day of the year!?!?!?!?)..................

alrighty, all for now.
i still promise to really update later, probably after i get back, which by that time everyone will have heard so many stories that they wouldnt care to read any, but..... oh well. such is life. just no time right now, and i´m limited on money.

:)

viva méxico!