Beautiful British Columbia

I think it's important to make time to play, especially outside, and especially after a gray winter. So yesterday I drove up to Squamish, BC and hiked The Chief. There are three peaks to explore, and I hiked to Second Peak back in September. This time I took the short route to First Peak. Although it wasn't as high as the one I'd visited previously, the view was more spectacular. Check out these photos!

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I am having problems uploading photos to the blog, so I am posting them on Webshots until Blogger straightens out its technical problems.

This past weekend, I went to Mexico City (el distrito federal) with two of the other teachers, Mary and Andrea. We stayed at a really amazing hostel right near the zocalo and almost on top of the metro stop. It was clean and beautiful and had lots of plants. Our beds were amazingly comfortable, and it was silent at night. There was also free internet and a small buffet breakfast. It only cost $10 per person for everything. Long live Hostel Mexico City!

We walked around the historic part of the city on Saturday and saw a lot of action in anticipation of the upcoming Independence Day holiday. There were decorations everywhere, carnival rides in the zocalo, lots of performers, a small art festival, and lots of live music. It was INTENSE, but wonderful. Mexico City has a population of 22 million, which is more than the whole of Australia!

On Sunday, we went to Teotihuacan, which is the largest of all the Aztec ruins in Mexico. It was really cool. We didn´t even get to see everything, but what we did see was really cool. It was only an hour away from the city, so I hope to go back. I climbed the Palace of the Sun and saw an amazing view of all the ruins.

Check out pictures by going here http://travel.webshots.com/album/560611672mFrQYP?vhost=travel&start=36.