FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008,

DELORES HIDALGO, MEXICO

Another early day began with a 6:45 breakfast meeting. The first meal of the day was the usual fare, but an addition to the morning routine this day was something called Amaranth, which is a mixture of mystery grain that looked like birdseed, and some sort of edible adhesive. The whole concoction was molded to resemble a skull in honor of the continuous “Day of the Dead” celebration. After Carl mangled the treat to cut it into slices, it still proved to be a tasty discovery.

While still at breakfast, Carl reviewed our itinerary for Saturday’s trip to Victoria, and explained that he was unable to join us. We all exchanged E-mail addresses and then it was time to be off to the University.

We did our usual trek in the brisk morning air, and progressed through a light work schedule at t eh school. Each Group had two classes in the morning beginning at 8:00 A.M. The classes pretty much mimicked the previous days and we were done teaching by 10:00 A.M. At this time we sadly said good-bye to Pam as she left for her trip home. I think she now regrets signing on for only one week. Adios Pamela!

The rest of us piled into Chuy’s car and drove to the Mendez Torres pottery factory. There we toured the factory with each step of the fabrication process explained to us by a guide who spoke only Spanish. Chuy translated until Ruby commandeered the task.

WE returned to the hotel after the tour and had our lunch with pleasant conversation. After we ate we were free to do our own thing. Thanks to Nan who allowed me to use her laptop computer, I was able to send an E-mail home. Then for me it was off to Delores Hidalgo to venture into an unfamiliar world. The others preceded me into that world. We met back at the hotel at 7:00P.M., for our evening meal. I have found our meals are not only quite delectable, but they always include a pleasant conversation among friends. When finished, we all engaged in making sandwiches for our trip to Victoria before we retired for the night.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

My thought for the day come from a man that I most admire:

“It is better to give a dog the right-of-way rather than dispute the fact with him. For even if you kill the dog, it will not cure the bite”. Abraham Lincoln