Had my first margarita yesterday. It was very disappointing, too watery. Also met my first Mexican who worked in the U.S. illegally. He spoke excellent English.

Typical breakfast: fresh pineapple or fresh papaya with lime juice, fresh orange juice, mango yogurt, and either an omelette with green chiles or something more Mexican, like chilaquiles with salsa verde. I've seen lots of pig parts and beef things on offer for breakfast, as well as a soup called menudo (tripe soup -- thanks for the translation, Helene!). For lunch, I've been having either tortilla soup (with avocado bits on top and a whole chipotle pepper laying in the bottom of the bowl) or a "waffled sandwich." (grilled ham & cheese with mayo)

Typical traffic stories: the outer fence around the compound where K works has been hit by cars 11 times in 1 year. The cars have to travel more than 10' of sidewalk to reach the fence. Nonetheless, 11 drivers accomplished such a feat. Second, a colleague of K's hit a pothole with his car and the front grill fell off. Finally, the city has such poor drainage, you have to change lanes to avoid standing water when it rains really hard. You have to avoid the water because you never know how deep potholes underneath will be. This week's "El Diario" had a picture of a Bluebird-type bus sitting in a giant pool of water, with its nose submerged.

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