Fruitfruitfruit.

Today I had fresh squeezed orange juice and it was so good! I think there was another type of fruit mixed in there because there were small brown seeds in the bottom of my glass. It was so citrus-y! I also had little guavas (guabaya en español), seeds and all. Yesterday I ate tuna, not the raw fish that I love so much, but a cactus fruit. It's very sweet. I think I prefer agua de tuna more than just plain tuna. Mexico is a good place to be for those who enjoy fresh fruit. Every day I eat papaya, mango, cantaloupe (this is a tricky word to spell), and avocados, and sometimes I eat tuna, mamey, and guavas. And there's fruit I haven't tried yet! New favorite food group? I think so. 

I wrote postcards yesterday. Now I just need to mail them. I'm going to ask my host mom about the mail at supper.

Today I had my International Relations class, but the professor didn't show up. However, she emailed the lesson plan to a girl in my class, so we broke up into two groups and discussed La Guerra de la Invasión Norteamericana (the War of the North American Invasion in Mexico, AKA the Mexican-American War in Estados Unidos). I was impressed that the students participated in discussion even when the professor was absent. I guess it's common at Smith too. It never fails to impress me when people take responsibility for their education. 

After class I walked around with some students, and had a conversation with a political science major. Brief moment of language jealousy: he speaks Spanish, decent English, and a little bit of French and German. He's a nice kid, a lot like me. We talked about books and movies mostly, though we also had a lively discussion about Cuba (his question, "Why doesn't the US permit its citizens to travel to Cuba?"). It's good to socialize, especially in Spanish. We walked to a bar with lots of students waiting to get in, but then I went back to my house because I didn't bring any ID with my age. Here I'm old enough to hang out in a bar. Lesson learned: always bring driver's license so that I can prove I am 20. 

Now it's raining pretty hard. It rains almost every evening, but that hasn't affected any of my plans yet so I don't mind. I know all this rain is good for the FRUIT! 

Tomorrow I have International Relations again. Every Friday I have to hand in an essay for IR. Today I wrote about the Civil War and its effects on US-MX relations. Interesting stuff. I think it's my hardest class, but also my favorite. 

My sister went to Hampshire today, and Smithies who are in the US have check in Sunday and Monday, I think. Good luck to everyone!

Word of the day: Mamey. 

Definition from Wikipedia: "The fruit is eaten raw out of hand or made into milkshakes, smoothies, ice cream and fruit bars. The fruit's flavor is variously described as a combination of pumpkin, sweet potato, and maraschino cherries with the texture of an avocado. Some consider the fruit to be an aphrodisiac."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamey_sapote