Life Without Tortillas: Mi Casa Es Su Casa...

Hello all!

I just realized that I haven't really posted about my new family and house. So, here it goes! The grand tour!

We're going to start off with the living room/family room. Beautifully decorated eh? I usually perch myself on one of the beanbags and read most mornings.

At the end of the hall, we find the dining room/kitchen. In this particular picture, you see my first lunch that I was served at my new casa. The first day, my host mom asked me what my favorite dish that my mom at home makes. I answered Mac and cheese (homemade of course). What did she make the next day? Mac and cheese!!! That's that noodle dish in the middle. For lunch we also have french fries, a salad, breaded chicken, and passionfruit juice. Yummy!

This is the dish that I have EVERY MORNING. Diced up fruit, yogurt, honey, and granola. Yummy! Good thing I actually enjoy the dish, or else I would be in serious trouble.

Alright, now lets go through the door in the kitchen. What do we find? Nope, we didn't take a wrong turn. This is the right way to go to my bedroom. Climb those stairs! Don't die! I am so lucky! I am EXACTLY the right height to not have to duck when I'm going down and up the stairs. TALK ABOUT BLESSINGS!

On the roof, we take a left and we come across a small apartment with two rooms. Off to the left we find a bathroom.... or is it? This looks more like a half bath. But, take a gander on the wall. THERE'S A SHOWER!!! This is probably the smallest full bath I've ever seen! You can literally brush your teeth and be in the shower at the same time!!! Oh yeah. And it's blue.

Off to the right of the bathroom we find my room! It's a pretty cool nook. It has probably 50 blankets stacked on either side of my bed (just in case I get cold during the night). And, just in case 50 blankets aren't enough, grab one of the 30 in the closet. We also have a telescope in here, a stuffed panda bear with a lampshade on its head (my personal favorite) and the Beatles on the wall. Win. Win. Win.

Lets see. I haven't really introduced my family! I haven't been able to get a picture of all of them together yet so this painting will have to do. Yeah. They have a painting of their family in their house. I think that's when you can say that you've "made it". When you have an enormous painting of your family on the wall.

This painting is a few years old, but humor me.

My dad is a classy Mexican. He doesn't speak a lot- but is an incredibly sweet man.

My mom is a ball of energy. Lets just say that she's the type of mom that wears matching track suits everywhere. She participates (along with a few other mothers) in the kids band at school, twirling her baton. Yeah. She's pretty sweet.

The older brother Edgar is my age but I hardly see him. He's usually at school or with his girlfriend. But, he's super nice from what I've seen of him.

The next older sister's name is Ruby and she's 19. I also don't see her that often because she's at school or with her boyfriend. But, she knows a lot of English and is extremely helpful.

The littlest sister's name is Fany (Stephany). She goes to my school and so I know her the best. She's 11 I think, and super sweet! I talk to her ALL OF THE TIME, and probably have the best relationship with her.

There is also another teacher staying in the other bedroom in the apartment whos name is Ema. She's about 25 and teaches here and Puebla- so I only see her a couple nights a week. But, we talk a lot. I help her with her English and she helps me with her Spanish.

So, I know that you're asking what you have to do in Mexico to be a person that has your family painting on the wall, right? Well, my host dad is in the clothing business. He owns a factory that distresses jeans and makes shirts. So, next time you buy an American Eagle or Aeropostale shirt, know that it might have come from my house in Mexico.