Almost half way!

Days in México: 161

I have almost reached the half way point in my exchange and my plane ticket in Australia has been booked. I have less than 6 months to go which sounds like a lot of time, but it really isn't! The first of the new exchange students will arrive tomorrow, soon to be joined by the others in the next couple of weeks. At the moment life is pretty relaxed but I have a feeling that in the next month everything will get busier!

I see a lot of clothing with slogans on at the shops and lots of the time the writing is in English. Last Monday at the plaza when I was shopping, I came across a shirt that had a slogan that wasn't quite right...

Someone didn't check the spelling of 'right' before printing

I'm not a big fan of soft drinks and I haven't drunk much since arriving in Mexico but last night I drunk a Coca-Cola and I think it is a different recipe to the one in Australia. I think it has more caffeine in it and possibly more sugar because after half a glass I was really alert and literally starting to shack which has never happened before.
At the moment a promotion is re-running and bottles are being printed with names on the side. A couple of years ago the same thing was done in Australia and a friend found one with my name on it and took a photo of it. The names that are being printed here are popular Latin American names so I doubt that I will find one with my name on it in Mexico.

An 'Erin' Coke bottle

An example of a Latin American name on a Coke bottle

On Friday night I went out with my family to do my favourite activity. We first went to the batting nets, which are machines in an enclosure that shoot out soft balls. It is lots of fun and I have an increasingly good hitting rate. 

Batting nets 

We then walked across the road and went to La Parroquia Cafe, which I have been to a couple of times before. I had what I normally have; a Concha con frijoles y queso (explanation in my post from the 19th of May) and a Champola. A Champola is a thick milkshake that comes in different flavours and tastes really, really good. It is probably the best drink I have ever had and I always order it.

Vanilla Champola

Concha