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Youth Voices: My Seventh Week at CIMMYT!

 
By Olivia Marti
2024 Borlaug-Ruan International Intern

08/03/2024: This was my last day in Puebla! We started the morning off by packing up everything from the Air BnB and returning the keys. Then we went to a gas station and got some ice and a cooler for our leftover food from the fridge. We headed into the city and stopped for breakfast at a churro place. It still amazes me how cheap everything is in Mexico. I ordered one of everything and the total came out to 300 pesos which is like 15 USD. Everything was so good too. I had churros in Mexico City that were filled but these ones just had a glaze on the outside. They were still amazing though. I had a maple syrup one, a chocolate one, a milk one, a German donut, a cheese tart, a creme horn, and a hot chocolate. It was all so good. Afterwards, we walked around the markets for a little bit before heading to Cholula to visit a big cathedral there. It was one of the prettiest ones I've seen yet and the cathedral is at the top of a large hill so you could see the whole city from its balcony. After we walked down to the bottom of the hill, we went to a street market where I got to try blue corn ice cream. It wasn't as sweet at other flavors of ice cream but it was still so good and the texture was so unique. I also bought a cute hand embroidered shirt for my little sister and a pretty blue bracelet. Then we drove to a big street market in Puebla to eat quesadillas. I had one with cheese and corn smut. They were massive but so good. I also had Horchata which is my favorite drink here. I love cinnamon so much. Afterwards, we got some street churros and started the drive home. It was such a fun trip and I'm so glad that I got to explore a new area of Mexico! Plus I got to eat a bunch of good food and explore new churches and street markets which are my favorite parts of traveling!

08/04/2024, 08/05/2024, 08/06/2024, 08/07/2024: Over these days, I went with my boss and his family on a work trip. It was so much fun and I got to see so many towns and different parts of Mexico! We left early on Sunday morning at 7:00 AM and drove for a little over two hours before stopping to eat breakfast at KM 118 Cafe. I had a cappuccino and a Paris omelet which had ham, mushrooms, and cheese and came with a side of baguette and bacon. It was so good, it kind of reminded me of food that would be served in the US. Then we drove for 4-5 hours more to Guadalajara where we were going to be staying at Hard Rock Hotel. We stopped before checking in to the hotel to eat lunch at Los Chilaquiles. They specialize in Chilaquiles and Barrie...[CONTINUE READING]
 

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