I got 99 problems, but running a blog ain't one

So, yeah. We're bringing this back. Why? Because I have endless time and absolutely no large Chem assignments I'm procrastinating. Definitely don't have any of those.

If you take a look at anything I've done, you'd be wise to predict that I'll make about three posts before burning out and leaving this thing for another 3/4 decades (Is that a thing?). But the ride, even if it's short, will be great. I promise.

Quick update before I end this. It's been 7 years since I last posted here, and as you can imagine, some things have changed. I'm still in Oaxaca, kinda. A very close family member ended up with a horrible form of cancer, (not that all of them aren't horrible) and amid layoffs, our precarious financial situation, and a disappointing dip-of-the-toe into Oaxaca's medical industry, we've ended up in San Miguel de Allende. But fear not, this isn't about to become San Miguel Braeden!

More updates to come, (maybe)

                           BraedenB?

P.S. Why did I put my signature so far to the right?

Weather

If you were thinking that our weather is ninety degrees here, sorry, but it’s in the sixties in the early, early morning and climbs into the seventies later in the day. At about eight p.m.it starts to rain and at about eight o five you’re tired of rain and would like it to stop. By eight o six it decides to DUMP! By then it sounds like drums being banged on very loud. The rain goes on till twelve a.m. The road is still wet when I go to school, which is pretty early, about seven twenty. One day at our house we got about three and one fourth inches of rain.

                 Hasta luego   Braedenb                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

First week of school in Mexico

Sorry I did not write for so long. Our Internet was down for a long time. Getting to the subject, yesterday was the final day of the first week of school. My school starts at 7:50, Central time and ends at 2:30. Early, huh? The class is small, twelve students including me. It is not too far from my house, down the main road in San Felipe del Agua, to the left and you're there! One hour for lunch and recess.Our house is at the top of the main road to the left. The first week of school felt like the blink of an eye, real fast.

Food exchange

 Mexican food. You think Mexican rice and quesadillas, right? Not always. Yesterday I had BBQ chicken here in Oaxaca. Ordering is also hard because you do not always  know what everything means, and there might be phrases you have never seen. The waiters do not always understand. Some food can get you pretty sick, but I have never gotten sick myself. Food is very good here, though. There are several markets where you can get fresh fruit, vegetables and tacos. There are other larger markets that sell clothing and souvenirs.

Moving - Just the Beginning

Moving. Big time fun. fun for pros,but not me. Moving is a bummer, especially to a foreign country. You can only bring that little amount ,you have to get rid of what you thought you could keep. Then you have to say good-by to your house. Later you realize how much you miss what you had. I had to go through all of that. It is harder than it looks and sounds. My family decided to move to Oaxaca (city), Oaxaca, Mexico for one year to emerse me in complete Spanish. There is very little English here in Oaxaca. But you can get around if you know only a little Spanish. It is our fourth day here, now we can get to Soriana (kind of like Safeway but bigger).                          Thank you for reading    Braedenb