Leaving Guanajuato

I cried while I was walking downtown today. It's because I'm leaving tomorrow for the States and I don't want to go. I really don't. There are so many things I'll miss. Mainly, the gorgeous city and the people in it, but also all the little details of my life, such as driving through the ancient arches and tunnels at night on Tonio's motorcycle, walking through El Jardin, having a "black kiss" (type of hot chocolate) at Cafe Tal, watching people go by from the steps of Teatro Juarez... even just walking down the street is just so much more fun in Mexico! In the U.S., nobody is going to sell me fresh orange juice for a dollar, no cowboys with a chain of donkeys are going to be wandering the city, and I won't know half the city by name. It sucks.

I'm going to miss all of my classmates and friends a lot as well. We've grown so close and had so many good times together. I will miss Katie and her motherliness and her boobaloos and chocolate minty balls, I will miss laughing and dancing down the street with Amanda P., I will miss Johnny's polite side and his funny side, and Jeanie's awesome waitressing stories... I'll miss everything.

Then again, I am happy about going home too. I am glad to be leaving the drama of Guanajuato, and happy to go back to greenery and trees and grass and rain. I can't wait to eat sushi again, and to take a shower with water pressure (yay!), and to be able to fill up a glass of water from the tap. So, I guess I'll get to packing now. I have a busy day ahead of me, with saying goodbye to everyone. Hasta luego, amigos.