Sola en Sonora

Adventures of living abroad on my own

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Drastic Recent Weather

The weather is crazy. The week before this past week, the temperature was extreme: at the beginning of the week it reached 42 degrees Celsius (107 F), then a cold front came through and it got down to 19 degrees Celsius (66 F). So this meant that at the beginning of the week, I was sleeping under the fan with a wet bandana and t-shirt to cool me off (as the AC in my old house had not been turned on), and a few days later I was wearing long sleeves and jeans all day. This week it´s been back to normal temps, although this weekend it got up to 107 again. (Thankfully, the house I am now living in stays relatively cool during the day if I open up the house at night, so I have generally been able to avoid turning on the AC, which is an expensive commodity.)
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Blog Background

Starting August 2007, I will studying at the Universidad de Sonora (UNISON) in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico for the first year of my graduate program in Spanish. In the summer of 2008, I will return to the United States and go to Ohio to complete the second year of my Master's program. As an undergrad, I lived and studied in Denia, Spain for a semester and loved the experience. Ever since, I have wanted the opportunity to live abroad again. Mexico is an ideal location for me as Denver, CO has a very large Mexican population. For the past five years, I have taught 3rd grade in a bilingual classroom and the vast majority of my students have been of Mexican descent. I plan to return to return to Colorado upon completion of my studies and I believe this experience will make me better able to serve. I am using this blog to help document the year for myself, share my experience with family and friends, and be a reference for other students planning to study abroad in Sonora and/or elsewhere.