¡Estamos aquí!

This will have to be another brief one. We got to Oaxaca this afternoon, and spent it roaming the city. Our Instituto is a 7 minute walk, max, from our hotel, Las Mariposas, which is charming.

We walked to the zocalo and ate dinner at one of the more pricey restaurants for tourists. About $16 for mole negro con pollo, arroz, chips y salsas, dos mojitos por el precio de uno, and a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate. We had a table upstairs at the balcony with a view of the bustling Sunday evening scene and traditional dancers performing on an outdoor stage.

Walked back along Alcala, meandering through galleries and bookstores, feasting our eyes on beautiful works of art and craftsmanship. There are definitely going to be some alebrijes coming home. We are enjoying the various renditions of Catarina and other calacas and calaveras for Dia de los Muertos.

We need to be at the Instituto at 8 am tomorrow to pay our fees and take placement exams, After that, we will report at a more hospitable hour, 9 am. Buenas noches a todos.