The End . . . of Only The First Day!

We were out and about on the streets of Mexico City by noon today. Customs wasn't bad at all, they only thought one of us had swine flu, and poor Ben was detained an extra 20 minutes. Our taxi driver drove like a madman, and sang along to Radiohead's - "Creep".

I have never seen so many people concentrated in one area. 1 in every4 Mexican citizens live in Mexico City, giving it a population of about 20 million. Elections are coming up and politics are on everyone's mind here. Every corner had some sort of rally, and the streets in between were just bursting with people mainly trying to sell things.

I'm currently writing this from the room in our 4 star hotel that is costing me $25 for the night.

These are some views from out room. That is La Plaza de Armas with some other historical buildings, and THE Cathedral in the background of the flowers.

We (Lee Anne, Rebecca, Mkenna and I) took it easy tonight, just relaxing from an exhausting finals week and taking everything in. We are the only ones staying in Mexico City tonight, everyone else went straight to Queretaro.

There seems to be something monumental happening in the plaza this evening, and we think we might even be in the midst of something historical. Whatever is going on in the streets includes lots of tents, police, baracades, loud American hip hop music, fireworks, and lights. There version of our 4th of July? Possibly. Most likely political though. We wandered the streets tonight in the Zocalo district trying to figure it out and chatting with random hilarious locals (en espanol), alas we can't find out exactly what is going on. I'm currently trying to find out the best news sources to keep up with while I'm here.

What I do know is Fact: There are McDonalds (were ice cream cones are 6 cents) and 7-11's everywhere, and everyone listens to outdated 90's American music.

And PS:

Starbucks in Spanish actually completes my life.