Sunday night, and it's school tomorrow

Left: statue of Hildalgo, main square, Tlaquepaque

Right: garden, main square, Tlaquepaque

I'm awkward, so meeting the family with whom I'll spend the next 3 weeks, in a foreign language, is as smooth as can be hoped. The streets are a grid, but all of them look the same. Luckily the house, main square and school are within a 10 minute walk.

I'm starting to get more comfortable here as it's obviously safe, and a little touristy, but with very few gringos. I make buddies with a local, and tell him where I'm from etc. He is surprised at how few people there are in Australia. Everyone marries very young in Mexico. "You just need a few Mexicans" he says, and the problem of population growth will be solved quickly.