So Pithy

In Mexico they name schools after Horace Mann, just like in the United States.

My first full day in Mexico City is behind me. Highlights:

• shopping around for the best exchange rate really pays; I got an extra 100 pesos by walking ten or fifteen minutes out of my way (and waiting in line ten minutes)
• parts of Mexico City remind me of Prague or Stettin, other parts of Las Vegas, others of Dar es Salaam
• I found breakfast baked goods heaven; cheap, self-serve, huge variety; will take photos next time!
• nobody at the conference hotel knowing anything about the conference is not fun
• my Spanish is terrible
• gotta love all the VW bug taxis (there are tons of them in Mexico because of the VW plant/plants)
• lunch at a Lebanese restaurant, dinner alone at an authentic Mexican place
• $30 spent on food so far, more than half on that lunch; going to stick to authentic places from here on out, they’re cheaper