Honeymoon in Ixtapa

So we finally got some time to get away to the beach!! Fortunately we didn't go to Cancun so we had very nice weather. The beaches in Ixtapa- Zihuatanejo

A Weekend at St. Cecilia Ranch

On the weekend a few teachers, Erik and I went to a nearby ranch that is owned by a friend of ours.

It was beautiful! They had restored an old home and built a new house with Mexican rustic furniture and many arts and crafts from the area. But it also has modern details such as heaters, a jacuzzi and satellite tv. The house was surrounded by a pine and semi-tropical forest. We went horsebacking riding and did some hiking. It was such a relaxing place to be..and the family had this pack of beautiful dogs..you will see them in the pictures so Nala made a few friends too! It was such a nice place I didn't want to leave:)

Huasca

This is a beautiful village near Tulancingo where many film have been done. They sell crafts, clothes and it is also a great place for pottery. We went there on Sunday just to spend the day. Nala also came along and really enjoyed some chicken tacos in the market.

Also included is a picture of Nala sitting at the table..Don Wences was trying to train her to sit at the table...you can also see her very short haircut..slight miscommuncation with the pet groomer.

We also went to a charreada which is a Mexican style rodeo where charros try to catch horses using fancy rope tricks as well as a trick riding such as jumping from horse to horse!!

Pedro De Gante!! My beautiful students!!

Here are some of my great students from Pedro de Gante a private catholic school here in Tulancingo. I teach grades 7,8 and 9. They have a pretty good level of English and many of them want to study in Canada eventually! Check out those uniforms!!. They are very respectful and ask permission to come in the door, to go out and stand up when you come into the class..a little different than Canada. They have strict rules about hair, skirt length and even have rules about neatness of hair!! Yes, very different.

More Wedding Photos!!!

These are some phots that we took on the beach. It was about 7;30 at night and a soccer team was relaxing on the beach and decided to initiate a series of cheers for us ..so the entire beach was clapping and surrounding us yelling "NOBIOS NOBIOS RAH RAH RAH!!" It was hilarious!!