We landed safely in Mexico City this afternoon! Everything went very smoothly. We had a driver waiting for us at the airport and it was about a 35 minute drive to CIMMYT headquarters. We checked into the dorm rooms and they were so much nicer than we expected! Stacey and I are sharing a suite. We each have our own bedroom/bathroom and share a living room/kitchen area. It’s perfect… except a little on the hot side. We can’t figure out how to work the air conditioning and it is HOT. Stacey just commented that “even our chocolate is melting!”
We were very hungry when we arrived, so we took a taxi to a shopping center about 5 minutes away. We had some delicious Mexican food… Stacey had chicken tostadas and I had pozole (yummy Mexican soup). We also found a nearby supermarket to buy some snacks. The weather here was a little chilly today and rained this evening, a nice change from the hot weather in Dallas and Phoenix. Tomorrow we don’t have any big plans, except to meet our main contact. The real busy work days will start on Monday.
I’ll be posting photos soon. Goodnight from Mexico!
Yours Truly, Julie G
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