Comexus Garcia Robles Reunion

On Sunday, 27 October all the Fulbright Scholarship recepients in Mexico gathered for our 3 day mid-term reunion. Hadn't seen most of these folks since our send off in Washinton DC end of July.
1. Anna from Virginia in Mexicali 2. Elizabeth from New York in Huehuetla 3. Margaret from Maine in Obregon 4. Jan from Montana in Cuernavaca 5. David from Minnesota in Ensenada 6. Billy from Minnesota in the D.F. 7. Melissa from Minnesota in D.F. 8. Brenda from Maine in D.F. 9. Nancy from New Mexico in Xalapa and myself from Colorado in D.F. What stories we had to share! We each did presentations that lasted a total of 4 hours..and its only been two months. Our experiences have all been very different with some common threads.
Comexus is the organization that works collaboratively here in Mexico with the Fulbright in U.S. They did a great job of organizing all our activities with visits to local restaurants in the area including a great one called La Casa de las Sirenas...gourmet Mexican food on a rooftop!
We also had a reception with ex-Fulbright becarios (scholarship recepients) from Mexico and local directors, such as Benjamin from the Benjamin Frankin Library.
This is a resource in the area that is provided by the U.S. embassy and comes with tight security. They have a wonderful website that anyone can access though:
www.usembassy-mexico.gov/biblioteca
definetly worth your time! All kinds of resources for teaching and just perusing.

It was great spending time with all my fellow becarios and their families.





Am now off to the beautiful white sand beaches of Cancun for my birthday celebration with my husband. When I return I will report on Día de los Muertos and what a wonderful and colorful celebration it is here in Mexico and what it represents.