(Written Dec 18, 2013). Today we went to Cholula. There’s part of an ancient mesoamerican pyramid temple just outside the city. The Spanish destroyed most of the things when they came but this area has a bit left. Jon had recomended that we take a guided your but it was posted at around 280 pesos… Read More Cholula

(Written Dec 18, 2013) The last few days have been crazy busy! We love Mexico… Other than the fact that it hates our apple products and neither my iPhone nor Sophie’s iPad will connect to wifi anywhere. Frustrating. But anyway we’ve learned to cook some amazing food so far. Several kinds of mole, several different… Read More Xochitecatl/Cacaxtla & Puebla

(Written December 16, 2013) Today was great. We got up, made a fire (for heat), ate a delicious tamale breakfast outside, and started our cooking classes. Jon and Estela are wonderful… And funny. I’ll make a post at the end of all the food. But it was so great. We learned around 6 traditional dishes… Read More Tlaxcala

(Written Dec 15, 2013) I love Mexico. And to my pleasant surprise, my Spanish isn’t horrible. I mean, I speak pretty horribly, but I understand WAY more than I expected!! I guess my Houston Spanish radio paid off 🙂 I held a fairly ongoing conversation with our cool driver on the 2 hour drive from… Read More Mexico