Showing posts with label delfin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label delfin. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2009

EQUIS! X

so, i don't have school today because of some holiday. i believe it's constitution day. but i could be mistaken. i also happen to be a little under the weather. i have a killer sore throat. i always seem to lose my voice at least one time during winter. i know it may not exactly be "winter" down here but the hot days and cool nights do a number on your throat...as well as gulping down salty ocean water and hanging out with smokers......so, since i have loads of free time, i'll fill you in about my life! doesn't that sound like a wonderful idea!?!??! no? too bad, cause here i go!

nothing interesting happened on sunday or monday, so we are going to skip over those days.

after school on tuesday i went to the beach with delfin 3. we were the only crazies to go into the water. because it was like 5pm and the sun had gone down so it was kind of cold. actually it was freezing, in terms of ideal weather for going to the beach. after we couldn't take anymore of the cold we headed to the car only to find out that non-delfin was working! so we stopped by and chatted with him. he gave us free drinks and later on a free espresso! score! we also made plans to do something the next day. score again!

the next day i had to go to an interview for my internship. it's at a real estate place. the whole interview was in english because the owner's are american and we deal with a lot of english customers from the u.s. and canada. i was kinda disappointed and relieved at the same time. i will have to speak spanish occasionally when dealing with mexican business owners to create a realtionship with them so that we can advertise with them.....so i guess i will be using my spanish skillz after all.

after the interview i met up with the guys and "galleta", a friend of theirs. we walked around one of the plaza in the historic center and drank coffee. we then chatted it up at galleta's house and they made fun of my spanish pronunciation and my lacking of the ability to roll my r's. they also found out i had a tattoo. they all thought it was cool. galleta then said she wanted one. who would have thought that i would be an advocate and inspirer (is that how you spell it, is it even a word?!?!) of people getting tattoos. i bet my parent's are oh so proud....i love you mommy and daddy!

galleta was getting tired so we left and headed home only to see the guy who looks like obama and the "first lady"! so we went into the bar where they were and chatted until 1am. i need to stop staying out so late!

on thursday i went out again! this time only until 11pm. this time we went to an "irish" pub. everyone from the previous night was there except galleta. we chatted and chatted. well, i mostly listened and was there for comic relief because my lack of spanish fluency. it was all in good fun though. although sometimes i get a little depressed that i can't understand everything. but they tell me they don't care and that in time i will be able to communicate with little problem.

at the pub we also got our picture taken. the newspaper takes pictures of people at "hot spots" and puts it up on a sister website about how hopping the city of mazatlan is. i checked the website a couple of days later and i found our pictures up there. it even has my name in the caption! i'm famous....AGAIN! not really, but i would like to think so. i will put the link and directions on how to find the pics at the bottom....there is no link directly to the pics, so you will have to navigate through some spanish mumbo jumbo....but it's worth it!

on friday i went to the beach with the same people as the night before. obama went surfing, the first lady tested the water and found it too cold for her liking, and non-delfin is somewhat afraid of the ocean, so delfin 3 and i were the only ones who went swimming. it was cold again, but i just love swimming so much! i am truly a dolphin! jajajajajaja!

after the beach delfin 3, non-delfin (who's actually delfin 5 now...don't ask...it's a huge crazy mess and nobody really knows what's going on anymore... :P), and i went to delfin 3's house to chill. delfin 3 wanted to see where i live so he opened up google earth and i went on a quest to find my house. has anyone used google earth? if not, i recommend it to EVERYONE! i saw my little house in oak creek so close, it seriously looked like we were 10 feet away from it! we saw it from the ground view, like i was standing in the corn field across from my house looking at it! the picture quality was so amazing! they guys thought it was so cool so see my house. i was so impressed. we tried looking at delfin 3's house, but mexico isn't documented as well, so we could only see the top of his house.

after that, delfin 5 and i went home to shower and change so we could go out and party again!

once we arrived back at delfin 3's house we jammed to music. and do you know what music they were playing? come on eileen and take on me! 2 of the greatest songs of the 80's! but, they were remakes, so they thought that these were new songs! jajajaja! they had no idea that the songs they were listening to weren't the originals! so i enlightened them by playing the originals on youtube. they thought it was sweet that i knew about it.

once the rest of los delfines arrived we went to a house party that was 3 blocks away from where i live. they were playing psycho (like dance/techno/electronic except way cooler!) the guys always try to get to break out of my shell and want me to dance psycho with them. it always takes a while for me to get comfortable but eventually i do. we were probably the only ones dancing, but we had a great time. after dancing we chatted it up with some peeps. everyone always gets a kick out of talking to me. i mean, what is a gringa from wisconsin doing, hanging out with a bunch of mexican guys and dancing all crazy like to psycho? i think it's probably also refreshing that i don't speak in english.

after chatting for a little while the po-po came. they told us we were too loud and that the party was over. so delfin 3 and i went into the house's garage area and danced psycho. we were the only ones dancing. we got lots of crazy looks. one guy said...hey, i know that ballerina! (referring to delfin 3) it was funny, you had to be there. delfin 3 also said that i had great "flow" and all the other delfines agreed that it was impressive. what can i say? i don't think they realize how much i love listening to techno/dance music. i probably like it more than them and when i'm with my sister we just go crazy! BBBLLLLLAAHHHHH!!!!!!! we then went on a beer run. and delfin 1 bought be my customary strawberry fanta! we returned to the party that was supposedly over. we talked outside of some guys house while listening to music that was playing one of the guy's car. at 3 am we finally called it quits.
i slept until 1pm on saturday. i needed it because i was going to beach again that day! this time i went with delfines 1 and 3. the water was cold again. it was really funny because they had goosebumps and were obviously really cold, while i was slightly cool. they don't have the thick wisconsin blood like i do! go WISCONSIN!!!! once we couldn't take the cold anymore we went our separate ways to change and get ready for the night's festivities.

i got ready at delfin 3's house so i wouldn't have to spend money and time taking the bus. his brother and him got were amused by the fact that i brought my hair dryer and straightener. delfin 3 told me i could bring my suitcase if i wanted to....i don't think he realized i actually would! ok, i didn't bring my suitcase, but i brought enough stuff that it seemed like i did......

after getting ready, i fell asleep for 2 hours. i don't know what it is about watching x-men 3 and making me tired, but i zonked out.....or maybe it was running/swimming around in the water and partying too much....but who knows! after waking up i had cream of mushroom soup with some sort of quesadilla thing at delfin 3's house. we then proceeded to get gas, money, and delfin1.

after retrieving delfin 1 we walked around the plaza. we saw these rastafarian drum playing and dancing people. it was cool. we then went to a bar. it was too full so we tried to go to the irish pub that i had been to earlier in the week, but we couldn't get in. it was because i was american and didn't have proof of being in mexico legally...or something like that. they didn't want immigration to come! so, we decided to go pick up delfin 5 at work.

once delfin 5 was in tow we went to a restaurant parking lot near the beach and started to pistear! which means, drinking......it was a little boring and i was pretty tired. so we decided to go to frogs! senor frogs is a huge restaurant/club chain. it started in mazatlan, so we had to go so i could experience it. i almost wasn't allowed in again because of my lack of identification. but delfin 5 pulled some strings (he knows like everyone in mazatlan, it's ridiculous.) and i was allowed in.

once inside they guys got some booze and we found a place to chilax. i saw a canadian that goes to tec with me, so i said hello. he ended up going over to my friends. now, this canadian speaks practically no spanish so it was interesting hearing my friends speak in english since they never speak english to me..at least not in complete sentences. my friends also found it funny when i talked to english to the canadian because i never speak english to them either. they joked that they were really surprised to find out that i did in fact speak english!

it was really smokey where we were situated so we decided to move to the dancefloor. the music had gotten better so we all started dancing. then i found 5 pesos on the ground! we danced like crazy and had a great time! until delfin 3 started showing signs of boredom. it was ridiculously crowded and i usually don't like that type of atmosphere so i understand where he was coming from.

from frogs we went to pick up delfin 4 in his gated community. we had a little difficulty being allowed in, but we finally managed to get in. from delfin 4's house we went back to the restaurant parking lot and chilled. literally...it was a little bit cold! as we were talking we realized that somewhere down the beach there a was a party going on that was playing psycho! we decided to investigate. it didn't take long to find the party and once we got there we just let ourselves in.

that rave was probably one of the best experiences of my life so far. we all danced furiously! i also found 10 pesos on the floor! after an hour of bailando the music stopped, much to our dismay. the guys were so proud that i finally let go and just danced. they said i have become a fine psycho dancer and proud to call me their own......on the way home we stopped off for some hot dogs. mine was free since i had found 15 pesos on the ground! score!

at 6am i finally arrived at my house and i said a "special" goodbye to delfin3 because he's going to school in guadalarja and we won't be able to see eachother in a while. sadness. at least there's still the others and msn messenger! (which happpens to be immensely popular down here...)

now, i am sitting here jamming to my psycho music and trying not to talk. i am actually sucking on halls lozenges, which i never do because i hate the taste! but, that's all i could find without having to ask anyone! heheheheh! :P

so, here are the links and directions. check it out! if you feel brave enough to meander through the cryptic language of spanish websites!

alright, so i thought, i wouldn't be able to get links directly to the pics, but i can! so here they are!

delfin 3 and me! http://www.buenaondaweb.com/galeria.php?idnota=766&idimg=24525

obama and the first lady! http://www.buenaondaweb.com/galeria.php?idnota=766&idimg=24526

obama, the first lady, delfin 5, me, delfin 3! http://www.buenaondaweb.com/galeria.php?idnota=766&idimg=24527

delfin 5, jajajajajja! http://www.buenaondaweb.com/galeria.php?idnota=766&idimg=24529






p.s. a lot of you tell me you are following my blog, which i am deeply greatful for. thanks for staying in touch with me, it shows me how awesome my friends really are! also, if you don't have a blogger account, you should get one so you can officially follow my blog! because i know a lot of people read my blog yet don't have blogger, so do me a favor and become an official follower so i can put a number to how many of you read it....then i may be more inclined to write more regularly. and you can leave comments and such or ask me questions so it's not so one-sided! THANKS!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

LOS DELFINES! : part 2

as promised, here is part 2!

that night.....i met up with the "non-delfin" and we rode the bus to the house of delfin 3. "non-delfin" and i had a great chat, i enjoyed it immensely, plus he is the only that doesn't speak in english (or try to) so i'm forced to speak spanish. thank you "non-delfin", i am forever indebted to you!

we arrived at delfin 3's house and listened to some awesome technoyish music. delfin 3 turned on his black light and we started raving! well, they did....and i watched! they were very impressed (or surprised!) when they found out that my sister and i own 4 black lights! TECHNO TWINS!!!!!!!!

then we started walking to the party, only to call some guy to pick us up. he picked us up in the most awesome VW beetle from straight outta the 50's! it was awesome. once inside we were blown away by the ridiculously loud stereo system he had. it was probably put in their by the gang from pimp my ride! no joke!

we arrived at the party. no one was there. we chatted outside when the rest of the delfines (including the one who wasn't at the previous party) arrived. we all proceeded to get in our cars and buy booze.....and jammin' to belanova the entire way there!

the party was in full swing when we got back. i was really tired and nervous so i didn't do a whole lot. i talked a little, but most of the night i was just an observer. i didn't mind to much because i didn't want to think in spanish! but, unfortunately my wallflower phase came to an end when they decided to play calle 13's atrevete-te-te AGAIN!!!! no joke, everyone, i mean everyone, started hooting and hollering because they wanted me to "rap" again! they were so enthusiastically loud that i didn't hear the lyrics start. once i felt comfortable to jump in, i did! they loooooooovvvvvvvveeeeeddddd it. i was happy i could entertain them.
after that everyone wanted to take a picture of me shaking hands with "obama". the whole time "obama" was saying "MY FELLOW AMERICANS!!!!!" and "take a picture of me meeting with my fellow citizens of WISCONSIN!!!!" it was hilarious.

after things settled down, delfin 1, 2, "non-delfin" and i went to buy cigarettes. "non-delfin" was driving somebody else's car that had problems driving over the speed bumps. in mazatlan, there are random speed bumps everywhere. the car we were driving in had a "kit" (i don't know all these random car terms!!!!!) that made the front of the car appear lower to the ground. only problem was that it always hit the ground after going over a speed bump. so "non-delfin" was driving so slow and very "angularly" over the speed bumps to try and prevent this. he wasn't very good at it. but it sure was fun to yell "ooooooohhhhh" when the car hit the ground!

we returned to the party to find the door closed and most of the party goers outside. turns out the party was over! we talked outside for about an hour before i finally convinced the guys to take me home. on the way home we had to stop by the infamous dolphin fountain, which was where they were christened "LOS DELFINES!!!!"

delfin 3 got out his phone to take a picture when i told them all to wait. i went back to the car and whipped out my awesome camera. "AAAWWWW delfin 6!!!!!!!!!!" they all shouted at me, very happy to have a properly functioning picture taking device. from there we went on a picture taking frenzy. we climbed into the monument and took lots of pictures and had lots of fun!! then delfin 3 jokingly said we should go to el faro (the lighthouse) since were up and pretty close to it. i agreed. he didn't believe me. i said yes, again. soooooooo off we went to el faro at 4 AM!!!!!

walking up that hill was the worst idea ever! we were so tired! it was so hottttt!!!! it was torture! but then we arrived at the top and it was all worth it! we started taking more pictures, this time though, the guys were shirtless! (they had all magically lost their shirts on the way up the hill.....hmmmmm....? :P ) at 5 AM we decided that we should go home and get some rest. at the bottom of the hill i couldn't stop my legs from trembling! i was so tired and hungry!!!!!!

i arrived home and we bid our farewells with promises of seeing each other some time soon.
turns out it was sooner than i thought because on tuesday i went to the beach with delfin 3 and we ended up seeing "non-delfin" working at a restaurant close to beach we went to, so we stopped by to talk to him. he gave us free drinks and made us an espresso! (again for free). while we were there i got invited to go to delfin 3's house to watch movies with them today! (wednesday!)


crazy! yay! i have friends! you guys were right, things do get better! i shall no longer complain about being lonely! although, i still miss you guys! can't wait to get back and see you all!


p.s. most of the pictures are on facebook.....*smiles mischievously*

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

LOS DELFINES! : part 1

where to begin? there was just so much awesomeness that occurred this weekend! i guess it all started with being invited to a party....i met this guy on my school bus and we became fast friends so he invited me to his birthday party. on friday he picked me up, because i didn't know where the party was even though he explained it to me. we arrived at his grandpa's house, where the party was being held. it was huge!!!!! there were like 4 stories....maybe not, but it seemed like it. there was really nice marble everywhere and compared to the other homes i have seen here in mazatlan i knew these people were rich.

it was a bit awkward at first because i was the only one at the party and we were just waiting for everyone. there was a huge table dedicated to soda and booze and a table with different meats and fillings for tacos, complete with 2 serving ladies!!!! in the backyard, where the party was held, there was a swimming pool, huge patio area, and a very large grassy area....which means you have it made here in mazatlan. :P the first people arrived. 4 guys with beers already in hand. i became really nervous because it now sunk in that i had to speak spanish. (i don't speak spanish with my school friend because i need a friend who speaks english....!) my spanish skills started out slow and i mostly listened to what the guys were saying, i didn't get most of it. :( then more and more people started coming and i met some more people. the ones i met were all really nice and helped me with my spanish and spoke relatively slowly for me....thanks guys!...then i noticed one of the original four guys wasn't talking to anyone. so i decided to come out of my shell and start talking to him. apparently everyone went to secondary school together except for him so he didn't know anyone....except for the other 3 guys. well neither did i, so we got to talking and stuff.

then a guy who supposedly looks like obama came. they introduced me to him as my president. he asked me if i had voted for him. (i didn't :O) and we had a good time joking about that. then the original party goers came back to talk to us. they told me a story about one of them being really drunk and stripping and waving his underwear around in the air until the police came. that story led them to tell me another story....about dolphins! okay, not really but dolphins are in there somewhere....

one day they were all drunk (except for one of them, but there had been another guy with them that do, so the guy at the party substituted for him....) and it was raining. their clothes got wet so they decided to take all their clothes off except for their boxers. then they started running along the sidewalk along the ocean. they ran to a dolphin fountain, where they may have begun to swim..or maybe not, and people were looking at them like they were crazy. well they were, but we won't get into that. from that day on they became known as dolphins. there is dolphin 1, dolphin2, dolphin 3, and dolphin 4.

it was probably one of the funniest stories i had ever heard in my life. the whole time the guy who wasn't a dolphin kept on translating some of the words into english and used hand motions to explain the story better.....even though they knew i understood the story.
after the story the cd that i had given the host for his birthday started playing. all of the guys loved the songs and thought it was sooooo cool that i liked all of those songs. they said they didn't know any girls who liked listening to dance/techno.

after my cd was done playing, calle 13's song atrevete-te-te came on. "obama's" girlfriend starting singing along, so i started to. everyone stopped what they were doing to look and listen to me. they couldn't believe i knew the words. everyone was hooting and hollering and wanted me to continue. only i didn't know all of the words and i was becoming shy because they were all looking at me. so, after they really wanted me to start singing again, i did....because fortunately it was part of the song that i actually knew!!!!!

after that they raised their glasses and everyone cheered because i knew the lyrics. then they started shouting "chug, chug, chug, chug!!!!" i tried, but couldn't....has anyone tried chugging strawberry fanta? not easy. after that i suddenly became known as dolphin 6. that's when i knew i had now gained 4 more friends!

the rest of the night i chatted away and had a great time. finally it was time to go and the 4 guys offered me a ride home. as i was getting ready to leave, my school friend who was slightly intoxicated, introduced me to another student who goes to tec. his name is yoshi!!!!!! i couldn't help but laugh. and my friend asked me if i knew about mario kart.....duh! that's why i was laughing! yoshi didn't think it was that funny, so i told him i liked his name.....i do, but it's still funny! YOSHI!!!!!!!!!!

on the way home i was extremely excited to find out that they loved BELANOVA!!!!! we sang along to belanova the entire way home, with random shouts of DELFIN 6!!!! and their hands patting the top of my head and messing up my hair. who would have thought that i would have met 4 guys who love belanova just as much as me?!?!?!?! and we actually get along great!!!

at 4am i arrived home and went to sleep only to wake up at 7:30. after i woke up i couldn't get back to sleep. so i spent my day watching amor y tesoro.....or fool's gold. (in english) that movie with matthew mcconaughey and kate hudson finding treasure and love....like the spanish name indicates! after that i chatted with delfin 3 on messenger and was invited to another party that night......


but, you'll have to wait until tomorrow for the dramatic finish to my crazy weekend!!! i like to keep my very loyal, but few readers in suspense!!!!

p.s. somewhere in there a professional photographer took our pictures with the host and i had to write my name on a sheet of paper with everyone else so they knew where we were in the picture.......because it was for a MAGAZINE!!!! or something.....i'm not sure really, but that's pretty awesome. i'm gonna be famous now! jajajajajaj :P