The much anticipated birthday edition!

Watch out world, I’m 21!! Whoo!

Of course, it doesn’t really make too much of a difference in my life until I get back to the U.S. seeing as the legal age of consumption in Mexico is 18 (and yes, the do card at some places, contrary to popular belief). So I guess I should say “Watch out world... In June!”

But anyways, my birthday weekend was, in a word, awesome. And, amazingly enough, pretty G-rated.

My parents sent me beautiful flowers!!

And some friends from my International Relations class baked me a cake!

And maybe the best present of all, Ms. Nina Smith, the most amazing friend ever made, came to visit me! Her super cool roommate Emily came too. We played tourist most of the weekend, heading to the historic Center, Coyoacan (my favorite place in existence), taking some Salsa lessons and visiting Chapultepec Forest, one of the largest urban parks in the world (and four blocks from my house!)

The three of us at the National Cathedral

Nina and I at the monument to the Niños Heroes

Perhaps the highlight of the weekend came when we went to Chapultepec on Sunday. Nina, Emily, and I obviously stand out a bit in Mexico City as three blond girls (especially with Nina, or Yao Ming as a girl in Coyoacan called her, standing at about six feet). So of course, while strolling through the park, a clown took notice… and decided I just had to be in his show. And somehow I was convinced. Nina and Emily so kindly took plenty of photos… and a video…

Other than the weekend fun, life is pretty chill around here. I have a test tomorrow which I really should be studying for… but hey. You only live in Mexico City once! (Actually, I guess you never know… I do rather like it here)