Hello from Mexico

The weather‘s good today.
22 degrees Celsius, slightly warmed up by the sun.
Cloudless sky bluer than Gerardo’s eyes.

On days like these, there’s nothing better than lying on the rainbow-colored hammock at the backyard reading a good book, accompanied by a glass of iced tea.
That’s precisely what I’ve been doing for the past 3 hours before I decided to blog.

Still lying on the hammock, wrapping myself up with a shawl as the sun slowly sets before my eyes, painting the sky various shades orange.

This is peace. A whole new different level of it.

I haven’t felt this detached before.
Detached from emotion, from my old life, from everything.
In a good way, of course.

I'm not going to waste too much time typing and all.
I’ll just throw in some pictures of the place that I’m currently staying at and will be staying at for the next month.

Also, some pictures from the places that I’ve visited.


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This is what I do EVERY evening
Hanging out at my favorite spot. Literally



Just so I can have this view.
See how blue the sky is??

When the sun gets too much for me, I go to the blue hammock..



..to get this view and..



..occasionally, this.
Everyone, meet Erick. French guy who cooks kick-ass meals




On the left is the computer area in the living room and the blondie is Marian from Germany. He makes superb breakfast and is my go-to-school partner.

On the right is the bean bag-filled TV area a.k.a PlayStation area a.k.a guitar session area.



Walls decorated by pictures taken by Gerardo, the owner.



FOOD from one of the nights we had. That night was clearly BBQ night



Me with all the food and Gerardo.
Look at all the weight that I've gained but I'm not complaining plus I LOVE my tan.

That's all bout the hostel this time but I have loads to show. Just to keep you interested, you haven't heard Gerardo singing mariachi or seen Danial the Venezuelan guy or Giacomo the Italian guy or ..oh, nevermind.

Ok, back to pictures. I've been here close to 10 weeks now and I've done a little bit of traveling.

I was in big cities.



Historic center in Mexico City



More amazing buildings in Mexico City

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I was up in the mountains.



View during my horseback riding tour in San Cristobal de Las Casas

I visited indigenous village.



Church in San Juan de Chamula, one of the many many indigenous villages in Chiapas

I saw the Gran Canyon of Sumidero



This particular view is the symbol of the state of Chiapas

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I hiked in the jungle.



Mayan ruins in the jungle in Palenque.



Waterfall in the same jungle in Palenque

I bathed in more beautiful waterfalls.



Gorgeous but cold Misol-Ha cascade in a different jungle in Palenque.



Agua Azul in yet another jungle in Palenque.
Agua Azul literally means 'blue water' and this is where the tan started.

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I surfed the waves of the 'mexican pipeline'



Zicatela beach is one of the top surfing spot.

I sat under palapa roof, enjoying my coconut drink.



For some weird reason, this picture looks like a credit card advertisment.

I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunset..



..and then some. =)



As the sun slowly disappear in front of me,..



the moon creeps up behind me.
These 2 pictures were taken at the same time. Maybe with a 2 seconds interval in between.

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Well, I guess that's all for now.
I'll try to blog more and keep you guys updated.