Things have slowed down at the school lately but we are still as busy as any of the staff seems to want to be right now and the job is ever demanding. Semana Santa passed again and was pretty cool in Puerto. Last year we were in Melaque and it was pretty gross, but the crowd here was much younger and middle-class. There was a bunch of non-mexican music by mexicans all over town on the beaches and some good DJs kickin it late night. It had a spring break vibe but not in the cheesey let's get wasted and act like a bunch of idiots American style. We actually stayed up and danced until the a.m. one time which never happens.
Last weekend we went to Huatulco down the coast a bit to get away for a change of scenery. It has a bunch of beautiful bays that are scattered along the coast some with resorts, some with palapa restaurants. It is The "greenest" resort/town in Mex. and has a cute little plaza, clean wide streets,and tourists complete with $7 cans of Guinness. We went out in the kayak and saw whales UP CLOSE--it was so rad and saw turtles doin it (see previous post)! By now Karlie has seen the full life cycle of turtles since a couple of days ago she saw newborn baby turtles right out of their shells. Yep, pretty great.Semana Santa was just starting when we were in Huatulco but got reved up mid-week. Its weird though because the flora in Huatulco is different, its deciduous forest and brown right now,where here it's green and tropical.
I started a weekly jam at a beach bar that is run by a cool Italian guy. I inquired because it says "jam session" on the menu, and we sparked the music up again from his old bar. It's been going on for a couple of months and is one of the only things happening on Sunday nights on Zicatela. We have had a variety of musicians show up, some for a few weeks, and its been a lot of fun. I bring my kit and ashiko hand drum, usually there's a guitar of some sorts, or a violin, synth/drum/loop/etc toy, mic, ukulele, horns, percussion but no bass yet! It usually goes on for hours and I load up when people are still showing up to play or hang.
The swell here is picking up for the season. From now until Oct. there will be waves here, the mangoes are starting to fall off the trees and it is gradually becoming HOTTT. We are just keepin busy and looking for more and more shade.
A mechanic or two are trying to rip me off on repairs to the school truck, I'll let y'all know how it turns out. Seems like its a "classic" and I'm sure it will be an adventure/learning experience as everything here seems to be. Viva Mexico! wey, pero no mames. (if anyone out there understands that whack ass Mexican slang we will be ultra impressed)
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