The Beginning of the Goodbyes

Today was the beginning of our goodbyes (well, actually it was yesterday, since it was our last day of classes). ISA threw our goodbye party tonight. It was pretty nice. We had chimichangas and cake (well, everyone else had chimichangas and cake. I wasn't feeling well enough to eat anything), and another band came to play music for us. I'm not exactly sure of what kind of music they played, but I think it might have been banda or ranchero because some of the professors and program directors began to pull some of the students to dance with them.





We took plenty of pictures, but my favorite was this one. The entire group:



After the ISA party, we went to our last salsa class at El Bar. I loved the people in this class, and I loved learning everything about salsa and much more! This wasn't our last time at El Bar though; we're planning to go back tonight and tomorrow.

the whole class

a picture with one of the instructors, Jose

Mariachi and Togas

3 fiestas in one night...it was fun!

Well, first we had our ISA Welcome Party at the office. We really didn't do too much besides talk with each other and eat some appetizers and dessert. The best part though was the mariachi band that came and played for us. Here's a clip of their performance:



Ok, party number 2. My professor for my music class had a get-together at his house to watch the soccer game (except we didn't watch the game). We spent most of our time taking pictures since the view from his house was so pretty! I felt bad for the guys because we took a group picture of all of the girls. Of course, we all wanted the picture to be taken with our own camera. It took so long to take the picture that it felt like we were going to prom again!! Here it is:

I loved the house. It was so beautiful, and I absolutely loved the decorations. Here is a photo of his stairs up to the house:

Now for the best party. Party number 3. The students who have been here for a semester told us that there was going to be a toga party at this place called Boga. A huge group of us ended up going...we bought fabric, ribbon, and everything we needed for our togas. When we got to Boga, no one was wearing a toga!!! We felt so dumb and actually though it might have been a prank that the semester students played on us! Luckily, some more people came and were wearing togas (they were much better than ours though). We had so much fun last night. We did the Soulja Boy dance when the song came on...and broadcasted to everyone that we were Americans. Ha. Everyone was looking at us like we were crazy because they didn't understand what we were doing.

Everyone dances downstairs, but there's another part to Boga on the roof. Upstairs, it's more like a lounge. They play house music, there's a nice bar and TV, and there are plenty of couches, chairs, and tables for everyone to sit on. It was so nice!!! I loved spending time upstairs.

We stayed out until about 2, and when I came home I couldn't fall asleep. It's been awhile since I've gone out and had that much fun. Everything was so laidback, and we were just enjoying our time. there. It was nice to go out and have a different, better experience than what I have at home or at school at parties and clubs I go to with my friends. It's just a completely different atmosphere and we really enjoyed ourselves.




Later this afternoon, some of the girls and I are going to "people-watch" at Teatro Juarez. It's sure to be interesting! It's possible that I might have some really interesting pictures after that!