yesterday, i went with coco to walmart and to the mall. it really wasn't all that different from malls or walmarts in the states. i am still having to calculate the difference between dollars and pesos. currently, it's 13 pesos to the dollar. i needed a new purse and got one for only about 7 bucks, but i'm not sure how long it's going to last. i also needed some shampoo and conditioner. i made the mistake of buying a brand i recognized -- pantene 2 in 1, which turned out to be about 6 dollars. i would never pay that in the states. so i need to just go with some off brand and be a little more vigilant about calculating the exchange rate instead of just guessing.

we passed by a movie theatre in the mall, and i noticed that "cloudy with a chance of meatballs" was playing. only in mexico it's called "rain of hamburgers". i got a bit of a chuckle out of that.

in the evening, coco and robert had to go to a doctor's appointment, so i was at the house by myself. they've been having a lot of work done on the house lately, and robert told me a man would be stopping by to check on something and that i should tell him to come back later. well, a man did stop by. he wanted to look at the construction in the house. in my very terrible spanish, i told him to come back later. apparently, this man was coco's brother and of course he could have come in to look, but i had no idea. and if he told me in spanish, i must have missed it. i was a little bit embarrassed that i made him leave. he probably thinks robert and coco have some new maid from the states who won't let anyone in.

later in the evening, coco and i walked half an hour to this great little taco place. dinner here is around 9:00, except for my cousin robert, who according to his kids and wife, is on a gringo schedule, which means he eats dinner around 6:30. the weather here has been hot and then really nice in the evening, so it's good for walking. saltillo is not terribly conducive for walking, as we walked along some major roads right next to traffic, but it was good nonetheless.

tonight, i am going back to berlitz, not to teach this time, but to observe more classes. i guess there was a change of plans. the good news is that my psych test, which had been faxed to mexico city, came back and according the mexican government, i am not crazy. i think training begins next week. i am anxious to get started.

well, that's all for now. more later.