Here I am, bright and early last Wednesday morning with colleagues from my very own UMAR and two ladies from Puerto Angel, as we set out on our epic journey to the very 1st "Annual Meeting of Language Teachers In The State Of Oaxaca" held in Huajuapan de Leon. Straight driving, it's a nine hour drive, ten with a lunch and bathroom breaks. Our school covered our admission and even provided us with a van and driver! It really doesn't get much more deluxe than that. Altogether there were nine of us.
Here we go, up through the mountain range between the coast and Oaxaca City.
And down again. The only rain we saw that day was pouring down on Miahuatlan, where I had my first teaching gig not so long ago. We drove by and the sky cleared.
Lunch break half an hour outside Oaxaca. We were ready.
Huajuapan! We made it! Phew!
Here we are at the beautiful UTM (Universidad Tecnologica de la Mixteca)campus. As with all of the state universities of Oaxaca, the architecture is based on a similar plan but they have some unique touches and the landscaping is sweet, with lots of pine and cedar and a small stream.
I may look a tad goofy in this shot but Caryl looks nice. In the previous shot, she looked terrified and I looked more than a little menacing.
Here I am again with the pretty photographer from Puerto Angel.
Matt and I found a discreet place to sneak a smoke by a little bridge that led to the library.
Downtown Juajuapan by the zocalo.
The zocalo has two of these cute push merry-go-rounds. It must be tough getting children off them again when it`s time to home again.
Dinner at Ajo`s.
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