Guadalajara was fun, but not a first day. We arrived at the institute where they put us all in taxis to host families.
The taxi couldn't find our family, so he drove us back to the institute and dumped us off. We would have spent the night on the grass, but a family of missionaries picked us up and kept us that night. We had free time every day. I roomed with a kid from Brigham City named Gordon. Our family took us for a riding tour of the city. One night we visited the baseball stadium to watch the Jalisco Jays play. They were semi-professional level. They had a very large Black man playing first base who was very good. We drove past the soccer stadium, which of course was much larger than the baseball stadium. Gordon and I attending a dance at the Mormon church for young mens while we were there. It was really fun, except for the drink the served. I don't know what it was other than nasty. There were many girls to dance with. Gordon and I also found ourselves at a playground with outdoor basketball. We took on a couple of locals, and lost to our shame. With the group of travelers we visited a glass industry and watched people blow glass. I purchased glasses but we were warned not to actually use them for the lead in the glass. One night there was a big party at a host's home. They paid for mariachi and it was a big deal. It was fun with great food.
We ate mostly with our host family, cornflakes with bananas for breakfast, and then traditional dinner. This often included tortillas. Left over tortillas were used for making soup, and a pasta like dish. I remember a big cockroach in the bathroom. I didn't know what to do with it so I killed it with my shoe and left it there. We also ate out often. There was an ice cream shop close to the institute. the institute was also close to a cathedral.
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| The institute where we arrived the first day, and where we returned every day for class |
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| The cathedral. There were two old and new |
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| glass blowing |
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| views of Guadalajara |
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| This guy taught us songs at the institute including Ay Jalisco |
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| Church by where we stayed |
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| One of the host families sponsored a party for us with mariachi |
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| and dancing |
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