There's something funny about driving in Guadalajara; or driving in Mexico in general. Most days I want to drive to a restaurant, a bank, or on the weekend a nearby town. I back out of the drive with a clear vision of a map that I've studied. I know exactly where I want to go.And then the inevitable happens... I get lost amongst the winding and free-form streets of Mexico and resort to looking for signs. I look up and the only signs available are for places far away, like Nogales (Arizona), Mexico City, or Colima (250 km south). And then there's always the sign for a city I've never wanted to go to, Saltillo. There are so many signs for Saltillo that I've had to look it up. It's the capital city of the state of Coahuila nearly 700 km away. I curse to myself and remember what I'm looking for. I just want to go to the bank, or that new pastor taco joint, or I just want to El Diente and climb. My eyes search for street signs while dodging countless potholes and elote carts. You can go for blocks without seeing a street sign, but in those same blocks you may see three signs for Saltillo.
So I'm convinced there must be something absolutely amazing in Saltillo. A fountain of youth, clean streets paved in gold, and free beer. Why else would there be this many signs?
On Monday I started my Masters in International Education at Framingham State University in Massachusetts. My first online course is Creative Teaching Techniques & Utilization of Multimedia. One of the first assignments was to create a mock teacher website on Shutterfly.com, so here it is. There's a good photo graphical description of what we've done so far with the fish pharaoh project if you're interested.
Mr. Sam's 6th Grade Science Shutterfly Homepage
Here are just a couple photos from my trip to Mexico City and Oaxaca over Christmas break:
Teotihuacan Ruins
Frida Kahlo's Blue House
Oaxaca City
