Last weekend the whole gang took a trip to Acapulco, but Alex and I stayed home so we decided to go out for a night on the town and treat ourselves a little.  We ended up treating ourselves a lot.  We walked into "House Bed and Breakfast" and were met with a candlelit path to this...

 I think I was most excited to get a drink with ICE! I've missed cold drinks so much.

 Usually I'm a really big chicken when it comes to trying new foods, but I figured "when in Mexico..."  So I was brave and instead of going for a quesadilla I got Tacos al Pastor.  In one word, delicious!  The creme brulee for dessert wasn't bad either.

 Then we had a little fun with the furniture. 

But the fun didn't end there.  After dinner we headed out to the Zocalo to look for some live music.  We stumbled upon this group called "Ginga Guerra Capoeira" which was amazing.  They combine music, break-dancing, capoeira, and fire dancing all into one awesome show.
 

 Then came the big move.  We left our friends, the nuns, at the CCIDD compound and moved across town to Casa Verde with a little more bedroom space for all the new volunteers. 

"Big Girl's Room" with outdoor terrace. 

Kitchen/common room

 Stairs of death.  Also known as the sobriety test stairs... 

 

...which lead to the rooftop terrace/garden.  And yes, that's a hammock.

 

 

 One of the best things about the move is our new friend, Sasha. 

The final adventure for the week was Jardin Borda.  It's one of the oldest gardens in the Americas and has been around for over 200 years.  There are art exhibits, boat rides, fountains, rose gardens, and tons of vendors who seem to know exactly how to get all my money.  Luckily I didn't take a single peso, which is a good thing because I wanted to buy everything in sight.

 Alex got a little distracted and ran off chasing a butterfly.  In her defense they are huge here.

 There are so many places here to make me feel like even more of a giant.  Mexico is definitely not made for tall people.

 Mangoes with chili powder.  EVERYTHING here has chili.  Even the ice cream.  Still can't get over that one.