First Night In Guanajuato

I am just settling after arriving in Guanajuato. Although I've only seen the city through car windows, I can say it is absolutely beautiful, much more beautiful than I expected. Old pastel houses and store fronts with elaborate fences line the cobblestone streets. There is a park full of trees where a vendors sell their goods at a market three days a week. And I am finally back to living in the mountains. When I felt myself sigh with relief at the site of the landscape I realized how much I have missed living in a valley.

My host family is wonderful. I even have a 4 year-old sister whom I struggle to understand. Despite my obvious lack of comprehension, she talks to me continuously pointing out all of the objects in the house, what color they are, what we do with them, how they work. The purple spoon and the yellow spoon can apparently both be used to eat hot peppers even though they are different colors.

Suffice it to say, I have been here for a total of three hours and I couldn't be happier.