View of the "campus" from the veranda of the admin building
It was a quiet Friday afternoon on campus today; many people left school immediately after the morning classes to begin their weekend plans or to prepare to return home tomorrow. We actually had a large group for conversation this afternoon, though, because we combined several classes to play a fun game called 101 Mexicans - a Mexican version of Family Feud. Sadly, my team (Equipo Manuel) came in second, but we made a valiant effort :)
This morning our grammar group continued to talk about the imperfect, with a different teacher - Alfonso. It's interesting to have so many instructors, and to have the opportunity to experience hearing so many different accents.
Later two of
my classmates and I went to a nearby restaurant called El Fogón, where they make pastor. ¡Muy rico! The pork is cooked on a spit, topped by a pineapple. There is a charcoal fire in the stainless steel table, and the heat is reflected by the metal shield behind the meat. The temperature where the chef was working must have been at least 120F.! It feels dangerous just walking by it on the street.
This sandwich is called a "gringa." I admit it - I wanted to try it because of the name! :) It's made of pork, pineapple, cooked onions, cilantro and melted white cheese, layered between two white flour tortillas, and it is very good. We also had queso fundido con chorizo, which was excellent. Prices on the menu range from 7 pesos for a taco pastor (two small white corn tortillas topped with sliced meat, cilantro and onions) to around 400 pesos for a large kebab feast which I'm sure feeds several people. The gringa and the tortas de pastor were around 30 pesos each. ¡Muy barato!
Tomorrow is our big trip to Chichén Itzá, so it's early to bed for me tonight. I have to be at the school by 8:00 instead of the usual 9:00 a.m.
Hasta pronto...
Booking flight ASAP and bringing all laundry. :D
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