These photos are amazing. The first photo, is my friends Isa and Beu flanking me at Bennigans where we watched the Green Bay Packer's beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-19. The second photo is during the attack of the moth, my roommate David was trying to give up the family dog Negra as a sacrifice to the moth. He was screaming, "Take the dog, take the dog!" and his voice was so high pitched it was really funny. The next photo is from Bennigan's, where Olli, my German roommate decided to support the Patriot's and I decided to support the Packer's as usual. The next photo is my friend Beu trying to wear my giant Brewer's hat, as you can see from the results it doesn't fit too well. The bottom picture is me goofing around at the museum.
I got most of my exams back; I recieved a 100% in my calculus, 83% in my History of Latinamerica class and a 75% in my Chinese class. I am waiting to hear my score for my Imports and Exports class. For my Imports and Exports class this week we had to read. The Axioms of Zurich a book by: Max Gunther. This book is one of the best books about finance I have ever read, here is a link to a free copy of it http://neif.org/Zurich_axioms.pdf .
There are several large differences in culture between the US and Mexico, but also a lot of things are the same. In Mexico, the most important thing is family; for example the birthday parties here even for 7 year olds will last for over 7 hours and feature clowns, a mechanical bull and many other extravagances. If you do not come to a birthday party it is considered very rude and you will be looked down on in the family. It is also very common for the adult children to visit the families very often. The grandparents usually serve as babysitters'parents while the parents are at work and they are very conservative. Young men and young women cannot be alone in a house together without supervision. however, when they are outside couples make out a lot. There is no concept of dating here, if you go to the movies with someone once, people think you are boyfriend and girlfriend. The students here are similar to the US; although they do study more frequently here instead of just cramming the night before. The class is a little more relaxed and there is frequently laughter in a lot of my classes. I talked to the ppl about their idea of American's and I have found that some people have incorrect stereotypes just like they do here. All of the people i met here do not like Bush at all and they don't understand a lot about our political system. The most frequently asked question is What do I think about Bush? then, How do i support in the election? and once they find out i'm from Wisconsin, What do you think about the Brett Favre situation? Hahahaha. There is a term for Mexican's who become too American, they call them malinchistas. The name comes from Dona Marina La Malinche, a mayan who helped Cortes defeat the Mayans. The most American thing here is the music, for example the grandson of my house mom loves Aerosmith and other american bands. Most of my friends here listen to the bands that are popular in the us and watch the same movies we do. I have found that a lot of American's and Mexican's share the same values and want the same things; they want their kids to get a good education, want a nice safe house, and want some nice things. I am convinced that the way to greater understanding and less conflict overall is for people to travel so they can break down stereotype's and actually know what another country is like. I love all of you very much and wish nothing but the best for you.
Cuidanse,
Kyle
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