Michelle in México

How fitting that Mexican Independence Day is also the two-month mark of the end of our monumental Fulbright experience. It took me a while t...

I'm very excited to be included in Atlantic Review's list of Fulbright blogs. Even though I'm no longer in México, I hope my e...

I wanted to thank everyone for being so amazing. I don't know about other Fulbright groups, but I really think we were a very special an...

I can't believe it's the last day in México. I'm so happy and so tired and so sad. People keep asking me, "How will this tr...

Today we listened to a presentation on the proposed museum to be built here in Guadalajara. It seems to be an extremely ambitious project, b...

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Today, we went for a boat ride to end our time in Mazatlán and we had a lovely time hanging out and watching the sunset. We had a wonderful ...

Today I went swimming twice, both in the pool which is on the roof of our hotel and also at the beach. I walked along the beach with friend...

Sometimes I feel like giving up. I get exhausted trying to come up with words I can't remember. I am tired of making laughable mistakes....

I can't spend time in Mexico without being affected by all my life experiences. I'm a woman in a foreign country, and I'm aware ...

Tonight we went to our big formal event--a dinner at the Four Seasons hotel and a private concert with world-renowned cellist Carlos Prieto....

Today, we climbed THE BIG MOUNTAIN--the pyramids at Teotihuacán (they are the remnants of one of Mexico's ancient societies. (I didn...

So that everyone knows I am well taken care of, here are pictures of me with some of the friends I have made. It's amazing how close eve...

Right now, our group is in Mexico City, and we are having a wonderful time. This is the closest I have been to being in a city like New York...

I got sick. I haven't been feeling too good for several days now, but I think it really started last night, when I was a little feverish...

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Do you hear that Sound of Music song in your head when you read the title? Yesterday and today I climbed mountains for the first time. I cli...

Oaxaca is astonishingly beautiful. The climate is tropical, and the flowers are very vibrant and the colors are amazing. We wake up every da...

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I can't believe that in about 48 hours, we'll be in Mexico! Today was our first day of introductions with everyone and it was very e...

I am so excited! Today I leave for Austin and will meet the other Fulbright participants! I am exhausted from all the preparation, nervous, ...

Right now, I am preparing for my upcoming trip to Mexico. The excitement is unbelievable! This will be my blog which will serve as my diary ...