A little Update!

Manuel, Maggie, Rachael, and Gil.... on Rachaels 21st Bday in Sabina!
Marco and Celso! My davorite Mexican Couple! Celso is in Black and is one of my spanish teachers... whose favorite english words are DUH and Hanky Panky! How do you not LOVE that?
please meet Kacki... or Kiki, or Kackinder! Shes ProMéxico Staff and is super fun from Tennessee!

And this is also a ProMéxico Staffer... Tim or Timo our program director... and yes, if you´re wondering is he dancing to MC Hammer, the answer is yes. Ah the things that man will do with some coaxing....

Hola Todos!
I just thought i´d steal a few more pics from my buddy Rachael so you can all be nosy and look at my friends! Again these are all stolen pics but you get the point! I´m still working on getting mine on a cd so i can actually put up some that i´ve taken!
Now on to the update!
I´m offically and semi legally allowed to stay in México until december 14th! eventhough i will be home to bug everyone a few days before that! I´ve decided that i will be super sad to leave all my few friends and staffers here when i leave, but i´ve still got... like 72 more days to enjoy in the beautiful Mexico! Yes i went and got my tourist visa extended today, with the help of my passport and bank account which is rather plump right now.. thanks Daddy! I´m all set to stay now! As long as no one figures out that i´m not actually only a tourist then i´m good! but it wont be a problem! Since its pretty much our main way to pass the time!
Rachael and I are heading to the beach in Puerto Escondito this weekend to get out of the city and away from the craziness. We still manage to enjoy ourselves despite classes, and the demonstrations and threat of military invasion. our staffers are actually encouraging our little outing for the weekend considering what could happen this week with the attempt at resuming talks with the APPO and all the protesters with the federal and state governments. You just never know. There have been helicopters flyin over the city since saturday to assess how things are, and make a plan. Plus the actual protestors are not laying down. there was another march today that Rachael and i got to witness with Tim and kacki outside the office. Tension seems to be building, and if something happens this week wé're in our houses with our families until Tim says otherwise! Unfortunately our staffers cant come with us this weekend because they have orientation with the new group of girls coming in, but we're all trying to plan a trip on the 21st of october again and then another one in November maybe?! I hope!
Um just a little note about media back at home, if any of you get to see news about Oaxaca, be critical of what you see. Not that its necessarily wrong, but dramatic. We were looking at CNN today, and they seem to like their thesaurus more than they like anything else in the world. they tend to paint a very negative picture that isnt how the city actually feels. for example, apparently there were some 'attacks' on banks here today, but we had no idea, and we wouldnt if we didnt check the news. If you avoid the problem areas at the problem times and pay attention to rumours and whats going on around you then you're fine. But speaking of which, it is 8 o clock and i promised Tim i´d be home by now! hahaha! no worries!