Tall buildings surround us as we search for the Centro Social Libertario, where Amolia and Andrea will be giving a Beehive Collective Presentation. As we walk down Londres Street the numbers on the buildings descend, which would be a good sign, if we weren't in Mexico. Two hours later after walking all the way to one end, turning around walking all the way to the other end, hitting an internet cafe, and walking down an alley, we arrive. Lucky for us Mexican time is in action and the event started 2 hours late, and 2 minutes before we walked in the door.
We spend the first part of the night traveling through Mexico City with 10 individuals, 6 from Kalamazoo, as we have now added Aliisa and Justin to our clan, and 4 others we either knew or met at the presentation. Fried plantains (YUM!), a concert in the Zocalo (city center) where dancing kept us warm but gave me feelings of regret the following morning as I woke up with an inability to walk...remember the fall down the stairs (day 40)? Yep. Still in pain...
Following the brisk concert, we head back to the other side of town for a party with a stop for some delicious street tacos on the way (holy spicy deliciousness). The party is chill, productive, fun and makes me aware of how conservative Guanajuato and Queretaro are, and how good it feels to be surrounded by liberal minds, anarchists, and people who actually question the world in which we live.
After the party we all seperate to go to our separate sleeping situations. As J and I return to our hostel, I am suddenly reminded that it is Saturday night, and at B & B mexico, this means free tequila night. We walk into the front lobby and are instantly poured tequila shots. After 3 shots in 2 minutes we join the hostel partiers to a halloween party down the street. Few costumes, bobbing for apples, and drunk strangers fill the rest of our night.
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