Arriving in San Miguel de Allende

At the end of May, 2011, my husband, Fred, and my son, Max, and I traveled to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.  Fred is staying a week and Max and I are staying a month.  For me, it’s a long time to be away--I’m a little nervous.  Our goal--to study Spanish and immerse ourselves in the Mexican culture.  We'll be attending the Academia Hispano Americana (AHA), a language school that opened in 1959 and is still operated by the same family.  Max is living with a Mexican family.  Fred and I are staying in an apartment belonging to my friend, Marlene.  

We fly to Leon.  The only direct flight to Leon from LAX leaves at one in the morning, so it’s a red eye.  We’ve arrived in Leon on Saturday at 6:00 a.m.   A shuttle drives us the 1 ½ hours to SMA.  We’re groggy from no sleep but immediately love the apartment.  Here it is below.  It's going to be my home for four weeks.


Please stay tuned--our adventures in San Miguel de Allende have just begun!!  I'll continue blogging about our experiences and also hope to hear perspectives from readers.

This is it!  The apartment is next to Marlene's home, 
over 300 years old!  

We're in the Centro part of the city.

Inside the entry is a gallery of art.

We walked down a small hallway and saw the living room for the first time.

Not necessary right now (it's 85 degrees outside!), 

but the wood-burning fireplace works and would be great in winter.

Small galley kitchen, probably won't be cooking large meals!

The bedroom has double doors going out into a patio with a spiral staircase up to the roof.

Here's Max and I on the rooftop.  Behind us are just a few of the many iglesias (churches) in the city.

Comments relative to subject are encouraged and welcomed!!