One of the universal truths of travel--at least as far as I can tell--is that people will try to sell you things. The more touristy the area, the more people will try to sell you. The lower the per-capita GDP in aforementioned tourist area, the more people will assume you need to buy an umbrella or a langosta, despite the fact that you already have one. All this is to say, touts are a small price to pay for a weekend in Acapulco.
Fortunately, Mexican business school isn't much harder than second year of regular business school. And, even more fortunately, thanks to Tuck's policy on accrediting courses, I had nothing to do on Thursday or Friday. So (after moving apartments!), I woke up before dawn, woke my new roommate to let me out of our house, and took the five hour bus ride with a few friends from Tuck and a few new friends from France and Germany to the beach. It was glorious.
Why the beach is glorious probably needs no explanations. But, one important fact is missing. It turns out that Mexico City is freezing. Since its warm here most of the year, no one puts insulation or heaters into their homes. So, it's cold. And it's cold inside. The beach, on the other hand, is hot. And wonderful.
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I accidentally found your blog! Now I can properly follow your travels. Glad you're having fun!!!
You made it to Acapulco! Yipee!!
Great to see that you're making the most of every minute!
hugs from India
That was what Brazil was like, too - the winter months were so short that no one had heaters. When I first went to register for classes at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, all of the ladies in the registration office were wearing winter coats! (Cori)
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