My host family!

I have been super busy getting to know my host family here in Puebla and trying to figure out what classes to take which is a interesting adventure, and frustrating, so I haven't had any time to write another blog post. However, I am putting aside some time to write about my wonderful host family, now that I have been here for about a week. I live with my two host parents, Rosi and Adolfo who are an adorable couple who call each other "corazon" which means "heart"...they are so sweet! They have been hosting students from my program for something like 6 years so they have a lot of experience with taking care of american girls! Their daughter Mine and her husband Anor and their baby of 16 month live in the house right now too! I love having the baby in the house and I like to play peek-a-boo with her and other games. They are all very, very nice and have made me feel very welcome! I have my own room and bathroom! The first night that I arrived, my family immediately called me "Sarita" and held a "fiestita" - little party- to welcome me including a cake. Little did I know that the family tradition is for the celebrated person to have their face pushed into the cake! Much to my surprise and laughter...I ended up with cake on my nose!
On our "free day" with our families last weekend, I went with my host parents to the huge and gorgeous cathedral in the center of Puebla for the sunday mass and I really enjoyed the experience in such an incredible temple. After the mass, we gathered with other Poblanos (people from puebla) around the various performers in the zocolo (central plaza of the city)- clowns, aztec dancers, etc. It was so fun to see all the families and kids spending time in the center, buying balloons, eating, etc. They then took me to a "must see" in Puebla...el volcan mas pequeno del mundo (the smallest volcano in the world!) There is also I large volcano on the horizon of Puebla, but this one is only 2-3 stories tall...a baby volcano! They also took me to see Cholula..the next city over where the colonists built a cathedral right on top of the largest pyramid in mexico...very symbolic, eh? I got to see it at night, all light up which was beautiful!
Other general things about my host family- my host mother loves to feed me!! Here in Mexico the main meal of the day is in the afternoon at 3ish and my host mother prepares fruit, tamales, soup, lots of things. They also introduced me to Cemitas, which are the "mexican hamburger" and HUGE! My host mother has taught me how to navigate around puebla on the crazy busses which have no defined schedule which i am eternally grateful to her for! well, I could talk about them for quite a long time, but I must go and have dinner with them now! I promise to post again soon about puebla and my adventures with trying to pick classes soon!