So Wednesday started off on a MUCH better note . . . and it sure is amazing how that can change your entire day! I made it to rehearsal about 30 minutes prior to it starting (unlike the day before!). We again had a short rehearsal . . . and I knew there was Yoga going on after . . . so I bugged Rob and he agreed to take me along. We both ended up riding with Sam who kindly drove me back to my hotel so I could get a change of clothes. It was HOT out but I was looking forward to yoga in the heat!
My first Yoga class was exciting. Claudia, the instructor, took pity on my poor non-Spanish speaking self and taught the class in very good English. This was a ‘fire yoga’ class, therefore we were there for aerobic yoga . . .and to sweat. There were many things I couldn’t do (my ankles and feet are not at ALL flexible) . . and many things I could do (I guess my hips are more flexibile than I thought.) Needless to say I thoroughly enjoyed the class . . . it gives me something new to push myself towards. Flexibility and strength!
Rob and his wife Rosario both attended the class, and offered to take us out to lunch after. They drove us to this lovely Yucatecan restaurant (which I unfortunately cannot remember the name of at the moment), where we had dos tacos arrachera . . . which is essentially a superbly marinated skirt steak with a lovely mild queso (cheese). It was incredibly good (and it’s currently making me hungry to type this!). We then tried a taco Al Pastor . . which is a traditional Yucatecan dish. It’s marinated BBQ (kindof) pork that’s cooked on a GIANT skewer . . . so when you see the meat, it looks like a massive spinning top . . (like the toy). . .it’s pretty neat! They slice it off as it slowly spins on a spit. It was delicious.
After lunch, Rob dropped us back to the hotel (Davide and I), and I set out for finding the bank. I STILL had no cash so it was about time I found myself an ATM. Rob had told me the general direction . . . so I wandered out to the Plaza Santiago (each little ‘suburb’ of Centro has it’s own little plaza . . which is a lovely little brick and pavement area with trees and benches . . . and free wi-fi!). After a quick walk to Santiago . . . I continued down the road I was instructed and what did I find . .
An ATM!!!!!!! Thank god!! I still had no clue how much money I needed so I settled on an amount that seemed ridiculous to me (but only ended up being about $100 bucks) and happily grabbed my cash. Now . . . Mexican pesos are CRAZY looking. And they feel like plastic! And they have pretty little clear parts . . almost like itty bitty stained glass windows . . . right in the money! Like a watermark . . only much cooler. But seriously it feels like I’m playing with Monopoly money!
So with my newly obtained cash . . . I took myself straight to Oxxo (the convenience store here in Mexico) and I bought myself some staples. A big jug of water, some breakfast bars, some bananas . . . and some chocolate chip cookies. (oops) I was still a bit emotional from Monday . . . and the sugar did the trick. I returned to the hotel . . turned on the TV . . munched on my cookies and passed out. (The heat is amazingly exhausting. You don’t know it until you’ve walked a few miles in 90 to 100 degree weather and you feel like you just ran a 10 mile race. Craziness!
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