Birthday week in Oaxaca (that's pronounced wa-HA-ka)!

I spent the week of December 12th with my two Fulbrighter friends, Caroline and Ashly, in Oaxaca de Juarez, south of Puebla. I had the best chocolate of my life, and I ate mole more times than I can count. It was my first time staying at a youth hostel and boy, did I feel like a tourist! Overall, it was truly an amazing experience! Here are photos with explanation.

I may have to make another post because Wix does not feel like uploading all the photos I intended to share. So stay tuned!

Yours truly among some prickly cacti at the Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca!

ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD!

The girls and I sitting on the edge of the hot springs. Was I scared? Yes, very.

Sittin' on da steps of an archaelogical site belonging to prehispanic peoples!

The WIDEST tree in the world. Cool?

Love is found everywhere <3

A Christmas piñata I found at the stamp museum!

#views of Hierve el agua

Oh, hello

Pretty flowers at the garden!

I was NOT happy about climbing up the mountain to Hierve el agua.

"Caroline, SHUT UP!" I was saying at this moment as she was trying to offer words of encouragement as I climbed the last part of the mountain in a skirt. Sorry, Caroline, I didn't mean it.

Maguey for mezcal...mmmmm

My espresso mug.