So Pithy » Mexico http://sopithy.com Or not. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Horace Mann http://sopithy.com/2008/10/16/horace-mann/ http://sopithy.com/2008/10/16/horace-mann/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:34:36 +0000 Jason http://sopithy.com/?p=69 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
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In other news: I’ve finally found a stand-in for the muesli I so loved in Germany, and I once again have a desktop PC that works.

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