During the time Ella and I have been back in GDL, we have been staying with our Spanish teacher, Paulina, and her mom, Christina. They have been so generous and hospitable to us, and it's been very enlightening to actually live with a family here in GDL. The last few days have been spent pretty much eating, shopping, and traveling around the city. Paulina, Ella, and I spent our last evening in downtown, which is fabulous at night, particularly since it's still all decorated for Christmas (Speaking of Christmas, we even had our photo taken with with Santa Claus, who apparently works well into the New Year around here.). We ate at a restaurant that's located in a former convent, called La Fonda de San Miguel Arcangel, which was fantastic. I honestly don't think I've had a bad meal here in GDL -- everything seems to be about the food, and they take it very seriously. Ella made lots of friends at this restaurant, and our waitress took her
around with her as she waited on customers -- Ella loved it! In the Mexican culture, children are treated very kindly by everyone, and Ella has received extra-special attention because of her blonde hair: Strangers will stop on the street to touch her head -- this has been so common that I no longer find it odd, and neither does Ella!
During the time Ella and I have been back in GDL, we have been staying with our Spanish teacher, Paulina, and her mom, Christina. They have been so generous and hospitable to us, and it's been very enlightening to actually live with a family here in GDL. The last few days have been spent pretty much eating, shopping, and traveling around the city. Paulina, Ella, and I spent our last evening in downtown, which is fabulous at night, particularly since it's still all decorated for Christmas (Speaking of Christmas, we even had our photo taken with with Santa Claus, who apparently works well into the New Year around here.). We ate at a restaurant that's located in a former convent, called La Fonda de San Miguel Arcangel, which was fantastic. I honestly don't think I've had a bad meal here in GDL -- everything seems to be about the food, and they take it very seriously. Ella made lots of friends at this restaurant, and our waitress took her
around with her as she waited on customers -- Ella loved it! In the Mexican culture, children are treated very kindly by everyone, and Ella has received extra-special attention because of her blonde hair: Strangers will stop on the street to touch her head -- this has been so common that I no longer find it odd, and neither does Ella!
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