Mexico: Neoliberal Globalization and Crisis

Bueno, I hope this post finds you doing well! This week has been very un-eventful in that I've been working on homework all week; therefore, the picture above is nothing new, but pretty cool. If you click on it it will expand and you can see the panorama of Teotihuacan from atop the Piramide del Sol.

My political science course may very well be the death of me, or at least the balding of me. Last week we had to write a 5 page paper over an article titled "Expansion del Capitalismo Monopolista en Mexico 1940 a 1970" which in English is (Expansion of the Monopolistic Capitalism in Mexico from 1940 to 1970). I doubt I would understand that same paper in English; nonetheless, I had to write about it. This week's 5 page essay was over an article titled "Mexico: Globalizacion Neoliberal y Crisis: Perspectivas al Futuro" which in English is "Mexico: Neoliberal Globalization and Crisis: Perspectives for the Future". (I´m not thinking I need to translate these titles though! Ha-ha!) It was 75 pages of glorious economic and political theory. This class definitely makes me appreciate my Art History and Semiotics of Cinema classes.

Also, this week has made me look forward to this weekend even more! I am leaving this evening at 11:30pm to go to a resort in Puerto Vallarta. I am so excited. I am not going to take my laptop because it's just another thing to worry about when traveling; however, I will be back Sunday night and will put some picture up. We got a great deal on our weekend beach vacation because we booked it through a local travel agency. I realized that it is much cheaper to travel if you use a local Mexican travel agency, pay in pesos, and speak Spanish. My whole weekend (transportation to and from, meals, and hotel) is costing me $265. Yes, it's AMAZING! I checked the hotel out online and it's great, and right on the beach. But anyways, I'll post pictures on Sunday night.

On Monday night I went out with a few friends to a Karaoke bar. It was a lot of fun. I've never done Karaoke, but I guess there is a first time for everything. I posted pictures on Picasa with descriptions; therefore, you can get all of the excitement on there rather than me rambling on here.

Regresaré al EEUU en una mes. ¡Que emocionado! (I will be back in the US in one month. How exciting!)

Adios amigos