Killing Time

We had our first grocery store experience. The school representatives took us, which was a good thing because I couldn't figure out the butter. They have 10+ varieties, in addition to the butter-knockoffs. The produce is pretty different; they have apples and potatoes, but weird yam-type things (I hope they cook the same) and tons of dried chili peppers.

We went to a BBQ hosted by another teacher who will be starting her eighth year here. She told us that the school is actually pretty lax, which is nice to know.

We've taken a few walks. There's not much near our place because it's in the middle of many other gated communities, and it seems to be a real driving culture. I'm sure in Monterrey itself there'll be more people on foot, but in this little suburb, where the wealthy live, no one would be seen walking.

There's not much yet to do, because we don't really know where to go and it gets too hot to do anything during the day (today was 40 degrees). So other than exploring the neighbourhood, there's not much to do. I'm sure we'll envy these free days later in the school year when everything is busier, but right now it seems like a waste of time. Tomorrow we're getting our first tour of the school, and the rest of the week we'll be touring around the city.