OK....

Sorry it's been so long, there was the week at home and then there was the coming to Mexico and a problem with the internet, but finally everything is fine.
Anyway, first things first, the end of Spain. Normally I would not bother, but this seems a story worth telling.
So I went to bed at midnight, a little late because I had to get up at like 4:30, but it took me forever to pack. I set my alarm and all and warned myself to get up. So I woke up at some point and I was lying there for a long time wondering when my alarm would ring. Eventually I looked at the clock, it was 6 o'clock. I mumbled a few curse words as I jumped out of bed and got dressed faster than I ever have before. I ran out the door, looked for a taxi stand and tried not to panic too much. At some point I realized there was no taxi coming and that I didn't have enough time to get to airport anyway. The bus station was just a block away. I walked to it, hoping all the way there would be a train that got to Madrid on time. Luckily there was, and it left at 7, a half an hour from the time I arrived at the station. I bought my ticket without problems (although when the man said cien euros I almost had a heart attack) and got on the train. I chatted a little with the woman next to me and then watched the movie they had on, though I hardly understood it.
The train arrived at the station on time and I got a txi to the airport. It cost a lot, but I had a lot of cash from my deposit, although the night before I had decided to use it for something special for me at the airport shops. Anyway, I had a few cafe con leches and shopped a little bit and then got my plane to London. The flight was delayed because of the weather and then I think we circled over London a bit because the weather there was also nasty. It was 5:30 when we got to security for the connection. After we got through we had to wait in another line to get our tickets. I befriended the guy behind me, which ended up being good because we ended up staying in London for the night and I at least had someone to comiserate and eat with. The hotel Iberia put us in was beautiful and the food wasn't too bad. We went and watched a wedding that was going on and then went to the bar for a little bit where I had yet another political discussion with random strangers.
My flight the next day was at 8:55. Everything went smoothly and I ended up home one hour before Easter dinner.

And as for Mexico...
The flight here was uneventful. I collected my baggage and was so happy to have Juan Carlos there to greet me when I came through the gate. The drive from Mexico city was maybe an hour, but I slept through most of it. I was very tired from the night before and waking up early. When I arrived Nadine welcomed me and I met the children, Clemence and Loius. They are adorable. Clemence is five and Loius is two. Both of them have way too much energy but it's good because at least they are fun.
Saturday night we went to Costco and some Mega store that reminds me of Walmart. Then we had Santa Clara ice cream bars. Clemence was shocked I didn't know what these were, but they were good.
Sunday we went to breakfast with some of their friends. After we went to the mall and then to the house of the friends to look at the work they are doing rebuilding the house.
Everything here is very colorful and very beautiful. There are palm trees and blue skies. The house that Nadine and Juan Carlos live in is called a condominium, but unlike at home, all the houses look different on the outside at least. I have been inside one other house and it is similar but not the same. We wnet to visit a neighbor whose daughter had had a baby. Here in Mexico when you have a baby you go to live with your mother for the first couple of weeks.
My days so far are pretty full. I get up at ten of seven and go to the school with Juan Carlos and the kids. It is about a half and hour away by car in a tiny pueblo. There are already many people out by this time of morning and it is already 22 degrees celsius when I wake up. During the day it reaches more than 30 and inside the house it is usually 33 in the upstairs.
After returning from the school and whatever errands Juan Carlos has I have free time. I usually read or go ot the pool and swim a bit. Yesterday (Wednesday) I took a taxi back to teh school and helped with Loius's swim class. There is an instructor but basically every kid is paired with their mom or a family member and then we just hang out in the water for a little while. After an hour we return to the school and I read until Juan Carlos came for the kids.
After the kids return from school we eat a large lunch. Yesterday we ate at the mall at a sushi restaurant, but usually I make something for lunch for everyone and then I play with the kids until around7:30 and then it is bath time. After that we eat a light lunch and then the kids go to bed. Usually I go to bed soon after this because I am very timered. The sun is strong here and the heat is killer at times, so it is necessary to sleep enough or I can't function.
Anyway I will write soon.
Jenn