23.06.2009
P I C T U R E S - MONTERREY - March to June 09
Click on the headline to see photos from Valentin in Monterrey.
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--- M E X I C O ---
->01.01. Stuttgart - Paris - Mexico City
->02.01. Monterrey
->13.03. Cancun
->16.03. Playa del Carmen
->23.03. Monterrey
--- U S A ---
->07.04. South Padre Island Texas
--- M E X I C O ---
->10.04. Monterrey
->26.04. Swine flu - Influenza Porcina - Schweinegrippe
--- C U B A ---
->25.05. Monterrey - Mexico City - Panama City - La Havana
->31.05. Viñales
->02.06. Cienfuegos
->04.06. Trinidad
->08.06. La Havana
--- M E X I C O ---
->11.06. La Habana - Panama City - Mexico City - Monterrey
->27.06. Zacatecas
->29.06. Monterrey
->12.07. Cancun
->13.07. Isla Mujeres
->16.07. Playa del Carmen
->17.07. Chitzen Itza
->18.07. Cancun - Monterrey
->28.07. Guadalajara
->30.07. San Miguel de Allende
->03.08. Mexico City
--- M E X I C O ---
WHAT I LIKE:
->the mexican way of life
->Tacos
->the mexican party style
->the prices of the public transport
->the ancient cultures (Mayas, Atztecs, Toltecs, Olmecs, Teotihuacans...)
->everybody is frendly and helps out a lot (if they know that you are not a gringo!)
->cerverza con sal y limon!!!
->a beer in a bar in the city centre of Monterrey costs 20 Pesos (1,08 Euro)
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
->the toilets because they plug up always
->the mexicans litter the toilet paper in a rubish bin instead of in the toilet bowl - sorry but it smells
->Tequila without salt an lemon
->the most famous beer in Monterrey is a light beer
->the teaching style at the university with compulsory attendancy, homework and monthly exams - that's secondary school not university!
--- T E X A S - U S A ---
WHAT I LIKE:
->the "cowboy spirit"
->normal (european) toilets!!!
->their funny accent
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
->the majority of the persons with the "cowboy spirit" are rednecks
->the supermarkets sell pumpguns and other weapons
->bars, night clubs etc. close at 2 am
->prices don't include taxes
--- C U B A ---
WHAT I LIKE:
->almost every car is an american road cruiser from the 1950's
->the live music on the streets
->instead of advertisements they have the pictures of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Camilo Cienfuegos...
->their world class medicine
->there is almost no polution
->the educational system
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
->no freedom of speech
->the peolpe are suppressed by the government
->no internet access for cubans
->all the other cars are russian "Ladas" from the 1970's
->the bands in Havana play always "Buena Vista Social Club"
->everybody thinks i'm a millionaire just because I'm from a different country
This is the blog of a semester abroad in Mexico and a journey across Latin America through the eyes of Valentin, a 24 year old German civil engineering student... enjoy!
...este blog no esta en español???
Lo siento esta solo en inglés pero abajo hay un traductor.
...to see the entire Blog
Please scroll down and click on "Ältere Posts".
...about me
- Name: Valentin
- Hello there thanks for being interested in my blog! My name is Valentin, I'm 24 years old and I come from Stuttgart, south Germany.
...where is Valentin right now???
@home in STUTTGART,
in GERMANY, ya maaan.
...where has Valentin been so far???
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--- M E X I C O ---
->01.01. Stuttgart - Paris - Mexico City
->02.01. Monterrey
->13.03. Cancun
->16.03. Playa del Carmen
->23.03. Monterrey
--- U S A ---
->07.04. South Padre Island Texas
--- M E X I C O ---
->10.04. Monterrey
->26.04. Swine flu - Influenza Porcina - Schweinegrippe
--- C U B A ---
->25.05. Monterrey - Mexico City - Panama City - La Havana
->31.05. Viñales
->02.06. Cienfuegos
->04.06. Trinidad
->08.06. La Havana
--- M E X I C O ---
->11.06. La Habana - Panama City - Mexico City - Monterrey
->27.06. Zacatecas
->29.06. Monterrey
->12.07. Cancun
->13.07. Isla Mujeres
->16.07. Playa del Carmen
->17.07. Chitzen Itza
->18.07. Cancun - Monterrey
->28.07. Guadalajara
->30.07. San Miguel de Allende
->03.08. Mexico City
...What I like and what I don't like
--- M E X I C O ---
WHAT I LIKE:
->the mexican way of life
->Tacos
->the mexican party style
->the prices of the public transport
->the ancient cultures (Mayas, Atztecs, Toltecs, Olmecs, Teotihuacans...)
->everybody is frendly and helps out a lot (if they know that you are not a gringo!)
->cerverza con sal y limon!!!
->a beer in a bar in the city centre of Monterrey costs 20 Pesos (1,08 Euro)
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
->the toilets because they plug up always
->the mexicans litter the toilet paper in a rubish bin instead of in the toilet bowl - sorry but it smells
->Tequila without salt an lemon
->the most famous beer in Monterrey is a light beer
->the teaching style at the university with compulsory attendancy, homework and monthly exams - that's secondary school not university!
--- T E X A S - U S A ---
WHAT I LIKE:
->the "cowboy spirit"
->normal (european) toilets!!!
->their funny accent
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
->the majority of the persons with the "cowboy spirit" are rednecks
->the supermarkets sell pumpguns and other weapons
->bars, night clubs etc. close at 2 am
->prices don't include taxes
--- C U B A ---
WHAT I LIKE:
->almost every car is an american road cruiser from the 1950's
->the live music on the streets
->instead of advertisements they have the pictures of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Camilo Cienfuegos...
->their world class medicine
->there is almost no polution
->the educational system
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
->no freedom of speech
->the peolpe are suppressed by the government
->no internet access for cubans
->all the other cars are russian "Ladas" from the 1970's
->the bands in Havana play always "Buena Vista Social Club"
->everybody thinks i'm a millionaire just because I'm from a different country
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