| Guadalajara, Mexico January 3-24, 2009 | |
. Hola! My name is Elizabeth Kuka (green dress), and I am Megan Mattingly (red dress). We are both sophomores at Franklin studying Spanish. Over the three weeks in Guadalajara, we learned a lot about the culture, language, and ourselves. Just learning Spanish in a classroom and out of a textbook doesn't allow you to experience the lanuguage and culture first-hand. Being in Guadalajara and speaking Spanish 24/7 for three weeks forces you out of your comfort zone, but is the best way to truly understand, learn, and practice the language. We had a lot of fun, but at the same time learned a lot about ourselves. We now feel more confident in speaking Spanish! We would like to thank all of the teachers in Guadalajara, Professor Colburn-Alsop and Professor Alsop for giving us this opportunity to expand our minds and embrace the culture!! If you would like to talk to either one of us more about our trip, our email address are down at the bottom of the page.  This is our family. Jose y Delia  We lived at 4844 Contadores in Jardines de Guadalupe.  This is the Catedral Metropolitana in downtown Guadalajara.   This was our first Wednesday night activity at Mexicanisimo, a mariachi bar. We got to practice our baile machetes. AH JUA!  Here is the group at La Presa en Manzanilla.  This is cabana numero 7 where we stayed in Mazamitla.  Here we are experiencing the tradition of confetti eggs in Mazamitla. When a boy sees a girl that catches his eye, he smashes a egg filled with confetti on her head.  This is us on a hippo at the Guadalajara Zoo!  This is us before dinner at our hotel La Melia in Puerto Vallarta.  Here are the wonderful teachers that taught us about the culture and language of Guadalajara!!  This is the group at Los Arcos de San Francisco where we met every morning.  LAS CALANDRIAS Here we are on our last day of classes riding around the beautiful city of Guadalajara with Guty and Teo.  This is at our final fiesta where we did our 3 dances, sang 5 songs, and did our pregones!!! If you have any questions about this trip, you can email us in English or Spanish at: Megan Mattingly- MMattingly@franklincollege.edu Elizabeth Kuka- EKuka@franklincollege.edu |
