Hittin' the beach and Dia de los Muertos

Hi all, we figured "hey, we took off a few weeks, why not give you all a twofer this Sunday?"

Josh returned to Mexico in fine form and got right back into the swing of his tutoring schedule. He likes the students well and does a stellar job of schooling them in math and science (glad that I stick to Social Studies and Language!)

We couldn't resist another beach getaway, so last week we ventured to Pie de la Cuesta with friends again (unfortunately we forgot the camera so we won't be enlightening you with photos of paradise). Anyhow, we stayed at the same laid-back beach resort and spent the weekend sunning, swimming, reading, relaxing and noshing on seafood. This time, we tried a regional specialty called Huanchinango en ajo. I think it will definitely be a new beach favorite for us!

This weekend we started early with our celebration of Dia de los Muertos, which is tomorrow. I whipped up some Margarita flavored Jell-O shots and we headed to a school staff costume party. Josh masqueraded as a devil and I put on my best impersonation of a giraffe.

Tomorrow I hope to visit Ciudad Universtario where the city's most famous Dia de los Muertos altar will be on display. Every year organizers pick a famous person's life to celebrate and this year Mexico will pay tribute to Edgar Alan Poe. It's been neat to watch Mexico prepare for the holiday with flowers and ornaments.

We booked Thanksgiving plans today and it looks like we'll be celebrating with fish instead of turkey this year. We have the entire week of so we'll bus to Oaxaca City for a couple of days and then on to a couple of Oaxaca beach towns, including Huatulco and Mazunte. Saying that we're "pumped" is an understatement!

We hope each of you has a great week and thanks for keeping up with us in Mexico. We miss you mucho and think of you all often!

Paz,
Olivia