Our friend Sergio met us at Xalapa bus station and gave us a bit of a tour of the town in the car. I think this will make an excellent base. We wanted to see and live in a real Mexican town and Xalapa is definitely that. It’s a beautiful old town with interesting, multi-coloured buildings, cobbled streets, hills and parks. It’s really gorgeous. The rain does take the edge off, but it will end sooner or later.
I have only ever spoken to Sergio in English before so it was strange at first to speak nothing but Spanish. I suppose we both have slightly different personalities in the different languages? It was a boost though because I had absolutely no trouble understanding anything he said. I am still a bit slow at responding and still grasp for words and analyze tenses, but it will get smoother I know. I love being in a Spanish speaking place again. We picked up Sergio’s daughter Laura from school and then checked into our posada. We chose this place because it’s right in the centre and occupies an old 18th century building. It’s really lovely – a whitewashed traditional house set around a series of courtyards full of plants. Our room has a tiled floor, red stucco-style walls and a little balcony over looking a courtyard. It’s also pretty cheap.
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