Spending time with friends

Jonathan:
It's interesting to think about the relationships we build over the course of our lives, and how every once in a while some just seem to fall into place-- the connections happen at the right time on the right level, and suddenly you are left with a great friend you weren't really expecting.

We spent our final days in Guanajuato soaking up as much time as we could with our friends David & Heidi, who we met and got to know over the course of our brief time there. A young couple like us, they too have taken a break from their "real" lives (in the Seattle area) to spend some time getting to know themselves a little better. Fortunately we all decided to make Spanish learning a priority at the same time, and Megan and I were given the opportunity to connect with these amazing people. After two weeks of sharing drinks, a home-cooked meal, and fantastic conversations that inevitably seemed last until the wee hours, it was tough to say goodbye. We feel very fortunate to have crossed paths with our new friends, and we are looking forward to hopefully seeing them again in the future.

After a brief visit to San Miguel-- enough time to look around, stop by Starbucks, and decide that we missed Guanajuato-- we continued on to Guadalajara to meet up with one of our best friends Shannon. Upon meeting her in her hotel lobby though, we were ecstatic to find that she had brought her husband Jason, one of my closest friends and cycling buddies from Boulder-- a fantastic surprise. We spent two solid days catching up with our old friends, and exploring the city together. Shannon even treated us to a private yoga class in their hotel room (she's our instructor back home). Not surprisingly, spending time with them felt like not a day had gone by-- a wonderful reminder of the great friends and support we have back home.

We arrived in Mexico City this morning, and we've spent today getting our bearings and starting to explore this overwhelming but fantastic city.