Nov. 23, 2007 – Our friend Peter stopped in recently for a couple of days. He’s just finished a month in Guadalajara at the International Teacher Training Organization, where he got TEFL-certified, to teach English as a second language. This school helps its graduates find jobs. Peter’s classmates are heading to Cancun, Chiapas, Puerto Vallarta, and other points around Mexico, while we were delighted that Peter accepted a position in Zamora, a small city in Michoacan, not very far from here. We look forward to driving over to visit him sometime soon. He was told he’d be teaching a variety of ages — and will be able to take some Spanish classes himself too.

Just before going to a Chivas soccer game, Peter and a couple of his friends went to a taqueria. Here’s the menu:

menu at a taco place in Guadalajara

I don’t know what all of those things are but lengua is tongue. They ordered a variety of things:

tacos on a table

Peter’s friend Jason is having an eye taco here. Peter said they were chopped up enough that the eyes weren’t staring at you.

eating a taco with eyes in it

How did the eyes taste? Kinda bland. You had to really scoop guacamole and hot sauce on them.

And Chivas won their soccer game, against the Jaguars. Peter was impressed with how intensely involved the audience was.