On Saturday morning my dad and I headed to Tia Chuy’s house for a while. I left my dad behind with his sisters and ran an errand with my cousin Alejandro before we headed out his almost all of his family to National Autonomous University of Mexico. The university is located on the other side of the city. It is sort of like driving from Hollywood to Irvine.
UNAM is huge. I think it is even bigger than UCLA. We parked next to the Estadio Olympico, the site of the opening/closing ceremonies as well as other events of the 1968 Summer Olympics. I took some picture and walked on the campus.
We only had time to walk around a portion of the campus. It is spacious with plenty of yards and athletic courts for its students and the public. I also discovered the school has an American football team that plays in a league with other universities in Mexico.
We headed back and I had lunch with Alejandro’s family before catching up with my dad at my tia’s house. We stayed for a little bit then walked to Alejandro’s job so he could take us back to his place for the night.
On Sunday the original plan was to go to a museum with my cousin Rigo. That didn’t happen but at the same time it didn’t matter.
My father and I went to my aunt’s house. He waited around and talked with family. My cousin Felipe asked if I wanted to go with him to the local open air market with him to pick up chicken for dinner that night. It’s more like a flea market combined with a farmers market where stuff is sold along side with fruits, vegetables and meats. The other thing is they close down several street blocks; busy streets too.
When we got back, my dad and I waited for my cousin. We got antsy and walked to another flea market down the road. We walked up a few blocks before we walked back. We were gone for more than an hour.
When we returned we found out that our cousin and his mother, my Tia Irene, went to the museum. My father and I didn’t mind. We stayed around and my dad talked to Chuy and others.
More family showed up, my cousin Betty and her husband Simon from Puebla. I met her last year and at first I shut the door on her. I heard the door knock and opened the door and saw no one was there and closed it. I guess I should have popped my head out and looked around.
I got my computer from Alejandro’s house, which wasn’t easy because of a flea market. I located one of my sisters and they talked to her on Skype. I also got a hold of my cousin, who is Chuy’s daughter, and her children in Canada. A lot of family members reunited over the computer on Sunday.
We talked some more and people slowly left. When my dad and I finally left, we walked out with Irene and Rigo as they were going back home to Guadalajara. Chuy was sad to see them go but my dad and his sister comforted her.
All four of us walked towards Alejandro’s restaurant. We actually saw Alejandro driving towards us. We stopped him and we went back to his business. Chuy and Rigo said goodbyes there too and we tried our best to hail a cab. Once we did, they loaded in and took went to the bus station.
We returned home and, after a while, my dad went to bed once Alejandro got back from work. After my dad went to bed, I asked them if they wanted to see any of my DVDs. They looked through and picked ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.’ It’s almost three hours long and they started it right after midnight.
Tomorrow we are going on a day trip to Puebla, the home of more family and Cinco de Mayo.
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