And I thought the internet had to most piracy per capita

Hours: 3.5 (everyone wanted to go see the market since it's our second to last work day... punks)

We met at ESBAO again, they were supposed to have all the computers hooked into the internet and ready for us to run a few downloads on them. Nope... nada.

So we went to finish up at Guadalupe Victoria and deliver the two monitors they needed. The two machines left both had the same problem. I know I've seen this problem before, but it was an old IBM laptop that didn't have any hard drive formatting in place. These hard drives were both formatted and worked fine. Was a huge pain. It got even more interesting when students swarmed the room requesting autographs and watching asking what different parts did. All in all was good. Got one of them working before Durnin caved to the wishes of the majority and told us to pack up.

The market was pretty cool. We spilt up into groups. I was with Chustz, Kellie, Juan Carlos, Luis Carlos and Lauren. They had everything. Pork, chicken, sides of beef, cow heads, and everything in between hung out for display and sale. Seriously, there was a mountain of dead chickens. More pirated movies and music than the internet. Tomatoes, onions,cacti, lunch stalls, cheese, chillies, bread, cabbages and barrels of every grain imaginable neatly organized in their places. Toys, spells, pictures of everyone from the pope to celebrities, game machines, religious statues, hats and electronics all side by side. One section devoted to shoes and clothes had the feel of a cave with everything hanging above and around. I still can't decide if the spicy, pungent smell of fresh chili, corn, meat, cheese, sweat and wood is good or bad but it won't come off me.

Taylor insists we won the game on Sunday. I say we didn't simply because the people who scored most of our points were on the other team... I say it was pity!

This past week has gone by so much faster than last. Last week felt like a month, this week has felt like a day. Tomorrow is our last day of work... I think they might take some of the younger girls to the club. We'll see. My family is going to a wedding in Veracruz and won't we back till morning so I think I am staying with Taylor's family for the night. Saturday is our last day here. Sunday we head to Veracruz so we don't have to wake up at 3 to catch the plane on Monday.

Brennen Frasier is even funnier in Spanish dubs.

The afternoon was absorbed in the last cooking class (with tasty empanadas.. Taco Bell can never be the same) and walking through the church and Palace of Justice with Paco, one of our driver dudes, as our guide. They were in the middle of rosary in the church so I avoided taking the pictures... out of reverence and whatnot ( I may not be practicing but I still have respect for those who are.) The Palace of Justice on the other hand, was most impressive if for no other reasons than because Paco has amazing connections and knows everyone. He got us into the archives to view all the super old documents, to the mayor's office to check out the digs, to the meeting room where laws are debated and passed and more. The control room for the recently installed CCTV system and the secret passage from the bathroom to the old theater behind the building that could easily be used as an escape route were the icing on the cake. This just seals what we all already knew, Paco rocks.