Arrived Safely in Mexico City

*The aerial view of Mexico City from the plane*

Hi all,

Just a quick note to let u know that I've arrived safely in Mexico City (It's Monday nite in this part of the world:))

Haven't been able to write any update while in Japan as we're out all day everyday. Will let you know more about my week in Japan later.

Antonio picked me up from the airport and we went around the city for 1.5 hours because we got lost on our way back to his parent's place. Antonio's family is really nice: his parents are lecturers at uni, his sister is a lawyer, and his uncle is currently stay in his house overseeing the house's renovation.

I'll find out more about the metro (train) system so I could get around myself and won't bother Antonio too much. I'll be meeting CMS missionaries, the Fletchers, on Wednesday for lunch on the north side of the city and for the campus Bible Study in the south. Then I'll be meeting Keri and Dimity, my other ex-colleagues, who live in Cuernavaca (1 hr from Mexico City). I'll be going to Queretaro on Friday morning.....

Praise God that so far things have been going well. Met a few tias (aunties) on the flight to Mexico and tried to practice on my Spanish. I ordered my meal in Spanish and I had a very spicy Mexican dinner! (yes, it's spicy even for my Indonesian tongue!:))

Mexico City reminds me so much of Jakarta: the traffic, the building, the street vendors. I didn't feel unsafe or uncomfortable here - if I could survive Jakarta, I should be able to survive Mexico City:)

Ok, I'd better get some rest now since I haven't been sleeping much in the last day or two. I'll write more as soon as I find time....

Take care and chao for now!