Mexico City

Dear Blog,

We continued our roadtrip Thursday morning and headed south on Mexico 57. We made several stops along the way for gas, bathroom, and food. On one such stop, we saw two pathetic little stray dogs, one of which had little growths and scabs on his face. We felt so sorry for the dogs, so we bought them ham sandwiches and Ramen noodles to eat. All of the Mexicans just looked at us, as if to say, "Only Americans." We might have even adopted the little muts if there had been any room to take them in the car. I couldn't help but think of when Marc and Perri found Manning at a Wendy's in South Carolina. I guess that we have to be satisfied with giving them a good meal.

We arrived in Mexico City a little after 5 p.m. Obviously, the city is huge and very overwhelming. On the outskirts of the city, we actually saw a lot of American stores, including about 20 Office Depots, a Chili's, a Wal-Mart, and a TGI Friday's. The historic center of Mexico City is very beautiful. I was very excited to see where I would be living. Our apartment is in a cool location, right near Chapultepec Park, which is also very beautiful. When you walk in our apartment, you enter a long hallway. The 2 bedrooms are on the right and the kitchen/living room is on the left. We are on the fourth floor and have a big window and sliding door that overlooks some of the city. Once our internet is up and working, I will upload photos.

My poor little car went through a lot on our southbound journey, but I think that it did pretty well. Yesterday, I went to the office with Juan and the people in the garage washed the car while we ate lunch. The best part is that it only cost us 5 US dollars, including a 2 dollar tip. That's Mexican service for you. After lunch, we became members of Sam's Club and got some household items, including all the cleaning supplies we'll need for the next two years--yay! We drove around looking for the Wal-Mart--which we never found--and also went to the mall and signed up for internet and cable service, which we should have by next Friday.

Blog, let me tell you something about Mexican drivers: THEY ARE CRAZY! They just run stop signs and traffic lights and no one cares. In some strange way, it all works out because everyone drives the same way. When in Mexico, drive as the Mexicans.

This morning, all of our furniture arrived, which means no more sleeping on the air mattress. The air mattress is now reserved solely for Sara (Maddox) when she visits. We have started unpacking but it is gonna be a process.

I am enjoying Mexico so far, but there are some things I miss about America, including:
1. my friends and family,
2. people that obey traffic laws,
3. clean air (smog=black snot=not cool).

I will write to you again soon, my dear Blog.

Much love,
Jenny en la ciudad