Final weekend in Querétaro

Well, this was the second to last week in Querétaro for PST, and this is the final weekend. Last Sunday (May 10) was Mother's Day in both México and the US. In México, it is always on May 10, regardless of the day of the week, and so this year it overlapped with the US by coincidence. For Mother's Day, I made two lasagnas for the family, to take the workload off of my host mother. I actually made the sauce from scratch for the first time, so that was a great experience. I definitely needed more sauce and cheese, though--next time!

Wednesday was the unofficial start of rainy season here--we had our first real thunderstorm!!! It was great! Querétaro´s rainy season brings back memories of the rainy season in New Mexico, where we would get insanely hard rain for a short while and the streets would flood. Obviously it´s not fun if you get caught out in the rain or if your house floods, but I always loved rainy season because of the amazing lightning storms and just the sheer difference in weather. I know it sounds stupid, but 300+ days of sunshine can get monotonous when you´re used to four different seasons. It has rained every evening since then, so I finally need to break down and buy an umbrella.

Saturday night a group of us went to a play in town at the Museo de la Ciudad. It was supposed to be a comedy about a female polar bear, but it was really hard to follow. Even after one of the Spanish speakers explained it, the storyline still didn't make a lot of sense. But that's what happens sometimes.

One more week in Querétaro, and then off to our sites and ¨real¨ Peace Corps work!