Even though Guadalajara is a huge city with tons of things to do, it's always nice to take a break from the city and see the more traditional side of Mexico. So, 12 of us decided to go to Mazamitla, which is a small town just a couple of hours south of GDL that has plenty of "tourist" activities from horseback riding and hiking to quad bikes and an adventure park! Whee! We all met up, crammed into two cars, drove to the airport to pick up a third car (...

Ah, finally...the BEACH! I'm pretty sure that it's been about 3 years since I've stepped foot in the ocean, so I was pretty excited to go to Playa La Llorona, a virgin beach in Colima, Michoacán on the Pacific coast. We all went through a group called Conexion GDL, which plans trips for Mexican and international students studying in Guadalajara. We left early on Friday, around 7:30 or so, and we loaded up into two huge buses. We only made a couple of stops on ou...