A beginning

I don't like introductions. They feel like I'm talking to strangers and the whole point in having a blog is to keep those I already know and care about, in the Know of my life. So to jump right into it...
Life in Monterrey, thus fare, has been good. People are friendly. Delicious food is cheap and easy to come by. And being a huera (sp?) means that there are plenty of gentlemen eager to help. Today is a perfect example of this.
So on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I currently only have one class (spanish) at 11. Well, because of the typical lack of communication, and the Mexican easy-going way, I've actually only been to that class twice thus far. After said class this afternoon, I had been calling a few new friends, seeing who was free, and wondering around trying to figure out what I was going to do. I figured I should get started on my homework, and it being such a beautiful and warm day, I decided to scout out a table outside. Well as I thus searched, I happened to see I girl from my spanish class sitting at a table by herself. I'm not quite sure why, but I just decided to ask if I could have a sit at the same table and do my homework there.
She was very nice and talkative. I found out she was from Germany, and we just talked about this thing and that for a while. Well, she's very attractive, and I don't happen to think of myself as being too shabby either, and I suppose two good looking white girls seem to really stand out here because we were not there for more than an hour, and at least four completely random guys came and talked with us. They each employed this question or that as openers, and would sit down, continue to talk, and inevitably ask us for contact information. Now I'm not just talking about this to toot my own horn, I just thought it gave an interesting insight into this culture. These guys seemed to have no fear at all. Maybe it was because they were fresas and felt confident that their designer clothes would serve as some attraction, but whatever it was, they really had no fear.
So the last of these guys to approach us, started by asking for directions somewhere. I thought that was funny; why would the two foreign girls know more than him? Well it turns out he doesn't actually go to school here, but is just thinking of transferring. So he sat and talked (he said he was waiting for a friend that conveniently did not show up), and the other girl, Alex, had mentioned she was hungry, so we went in search of some food. As it turned out, our spanish teacher had just that morning talked about some apparently really good gorditas at a little place called Dona Tota, and we just happened to come upon it. It was full of people and had a kitchen full of little old mexican ladies making these gorditas. It was DELICIOUS. All I can say is: all you people are missing out.
After lunch with these two completely random people, we parted ways and I came to the library to "do homework", when I decided making a blog would be a good idea.
Some other events of interest:
*I was told yesterday that they are going to give me a calling in my new ward. YIKES!
*I went and saw the musical, The Scarlet Pimpernel, in spanish at the university's theater; it was very good and had some classically mexican additions
*Afterward, I went out for pizza with some friends and actually ended up having my waiter give me a ride to my place. (hahaha, don't worry, he was very nice and a friend of one in the group)
*Earlier this week, a friend from church took me out and showed me around Monterrey. We went to the Parque Fundadora, on the Rio Santa Lucia (like the river walk in San Antonio), and to the Macro Plaza.
*A lot more has happened, but I'm tired of writing for now :)