Día 5

Update from yesterday: After I finished blogging, I went to take a shower. Before doing this, I had to heat the water, which is heated by the bucket filled with the water from la cisterna. They're heated by an electric coil stuck into the water. Without knowing any better, I checked to see if the water was hot by putting my hand into it, and i got shocked. It didn't hurt, it just felt funny. I wonder if it was dangerous.

Today was a long day. Ironic, because today we got to wake up at 8 instead of the usual. We woke up and went to Ranchería, where we washed cars for about an hour to help out with the business. As we were leaving in the car, we were stopped by the police. Unlike most of the Mexican federal police force, they weren't the sort that were corrupt and would take our money. In fact, they knew Rubén's brother Adrian. They just went to talk for a little while and check out cars at Ranchería. They held us up for a while, but no harm done. Afterwards, we went to las Pirámides de Teotihuacan . They were amazing. We climbed to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun to check out the view from the top of the pyramids, at around 230 feet in the air. A great view of the cerros and the surrounding countryside. There were a lot of güeros at the pyramids, actually. It was a lot of fun. I bought some really cool stuff, too, for less than $10 USD in total. I might go back to buy a few more. After the pyramids we went for quesadillas, they were good and only cost $0.65 for one, or 7 pesos.

We got back to the Ranchería, and then went home. We ate Chicharrón with rice and beans for some kind of dinner, and then relaxed for a while. Later, we went to play soccer with Rubén's brothers, for a team they organized and played at an indoor field their uncle owned. The field was so small that the score (and the opportunities to shoot on the goal) were much greater. By the end of the game, after 40 minutes, the score was tied at 14-14. To finish the game, there was a penalty round, and players from each team took turns shooting to see who would win. On my turn, I actually scored. It was unbelievable. It was a really nice goal too, right under the bar. Even still, we lost the shootout, but at least I'm not completely to blame. It's too bad I forgot to bring my camera, but whatever. It happened.

Finally, we went home. Today was a great day. Tomorrow we're going to DF, and hopefully los cerros too. Maybe tomorrow I'll get to see the Chinatown here, and the other stuff I want to see, the list of which I wrote down on the inside of a pack of gum, by the way.