MexiCanadian

Mom, Dad, Brian… I know you were very nervous about me going to study in Mexico, but I want to assure you all that the only real danger that faces me is the possibility that I will be fed to death before I come home.

Tonight I enjoyed what was easily the best meal I’ve had in Mexico… and the largest. My friend Karla invited me over to meet her family and have dinner with them. Meals are no joke over here. You bring your fork and your elastic waist pants and you eat like a famine is coming. Not only did I enjoy rice, corn tortillas, chillis, two different kinds of beans, eggs, a steak, and about 6 desserts, but Karla’s darling Mum also gave me leftover tamales, green beans, and a bag of oranges to take home “in case I was still hungry.”

Yup, I’m definitely not going to starve to death here. But I may need to invest in a pair of maternity pants and stop weighing myself for a little while.