hermosillo, mexico

okay i have internet againnn! so hermosillo was exciting! the second we got there, we started celebrating the mexican new year (which is on september 15th, not may 5th! haha). we went to the city hall and met the governor of the state of sonora and saw the whole celebration and watched the longest fireworks show i've ever seen. we got picked up that night at about 11:30. and i againnn had no room mate. it was frustrating to be alone so much, but also a good learning experience at the same time. in hermosillo, it was the hardest to communicate with my host family. they were so great, and we could mostly get across what we needed to stay, but only my host sister, analy, spoke english. and she spoke as much english as i spoke spanish. haha so that was very interesting. one day we went to a beach city called guaymas, which was gorgeousss. another day i ended up having to stay home sick. it was so sweet, my host mom made me chicken noodle soup. completely american (except for the lime :) ). we worked in hospitals, worked with youth groups and a lot of other really cool things. hermosillo lived up to it's amazinglyyyyy HOT reputation. it wasn't too humid though so that helped! we had a pretty good show, aside from the hundredddds of locusts flying on our clothes and stage. blegh! and one girl was gone, so i had to sing a short solo. hahaha it was kinda embarrassing. just look at the picture below and check out my costume! it was fun though, that's for sure. it was our last city in mexico! and it was an amaaaazing experience to live there for five weeks, but i was definitely ready to come back to my country. :)

the beach in guaymas.

the girls who bought these mexican dresses!

my host sister only sent me this picture so far! so i don't have the rest of the host family. but this is analy! she's 18. :) and extremely sweet. she snuck a letter and a necklace into my bag before i left. it was a great surprise to find later. :) 

so this is my very attractive costume in hermosillo! "duele, duele, dueleeeee"

this week was made possible by andrea temel! thank you again soooo very much for supporting my tour in up with people. i appreciate it so much. :)