Update from South of the Border

Dear Blog,

The last time I wrote you, I told you that I had been applying for teaching jobs. On Wednesday, I got a call to come in on Thursday and interview for an English teaching position at a private preschool. Well, I went in on Thursday and the interview went very well, and I was offered the position. I start on August 11th, and I will teach English to preschoolers for most of the day, and to toddlers for an hour in the morning. I am basically going to be talking, singing songs, and playing games to familiarize the children with English. I will work from 8:30-2:00, which is my idea of a teaching schedule, and I will get July off and two and a half weeks for Christmas and two weeks for Semana Santa. I am going to go and observe on Wednesday this week, so I will let you know how that goes.

On Thursday, I drove in Mexico City. I didn't stay in my lane...I cut people off...I did it all, Blog. I was just like a Mexican driver, but I still prefer driving in the U.S. I enjoy it when things are orderly, like lanes for example. In Mexico, they don't even paint lines for the lanes half the time, so how am I supposed to know where to go? I guess they leave it to the drivers to use their best judgment, which is lacking most of the time (imho). At least, I know I can drive if I have to.

On Thursday night, Juan and I went to dinner with his friend, Fernando, and his girlfriend. We had a fun evening, and it is nice to get to know other people. The food was really good. If there is one thing they know how to make in Mexico, it is a sauce. They have a sauce for everything, and I love it.

On Friday, we bought season 2 of "Lost" and ate sushi for dinner. On Saturday, we watched a lot of "Lost." We have been completely sucked in, but what else are we gonna watch without cable?

Yesterday, we walked around the city. They close off Paseo de la Reforma (the main street right outside of our apartment) on Sundays, so people can walk around and rent bikes and stuff. We walked around, and then we went to the zocalo, the historic center of the city. Apparently, the Spanish built on top of pyramids, so you can still see some of the ruins. We went to the church in the zocalo, which was beautiful, and took the metro home. I thought the metro was pretty nice.

I will write to you again soon, Blog.

Love,
Jenny en la ciudad