The Final Group Photo with Some Mexicans
I have been back in the United States for a while now, readjusting to life here after having spent 8 weeks in Mexico. Sadly, thanks to the Northwestern schedule of starting late while other schools start early most of my friends have left for college already. I did manage to hang out with a few before they got to leave and I told them all about my adventures in Mexico. I have still been in contact with some of the Mexicans I met, most of them saying they miss our group. I miss them too. I even bought a “cochinito,” a piggy bank, and started using it to collect my coins. In Mexico, my host mom would put a “cochinito” at the dinner table where we would drop in money for a farewell pizza dinner every time we spoke in English during dinner. There are times where I crave a taco al pastor or wish I could go for a walk in Mexico City again. I guess I’ll just have to go visit again one day.
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Chochinitos
I gave my family all the gifts I had purchased for them. They were all excited for my safe return and for how much fun I had. I brought a Our Lady of Guadalupe for my mother, who enjoys small religious items like that. For my two grandmas who were visiting, I brought a hand made table cloth and a small figurine of “El Chapulin Colorado”, a tv character I know my grandma loves. My dad enjoyed the Mezcal, which he began to call the “gusano” for the worm that was inside. For now, I just await the day I’m back with my friends on campus to tell them about Mexico and persuade them maybe go there for spring break. I know I will be back.