When I tried to pay for my pancito with a $50 bill the woman looked at the bill and said "Falso". She called over a couple others, they each took it and held it up to the light and also said "Falso". Then they got out one of those special pens and marked on it which apparently means falso. They looked like they felt bad for me since I'm just a poor tourist who doesn't know any better when accepting bills from people. Oh well, it will just be another addition to my collection of counterfeit currency. I only have two specimens as of yet but I hope to find more in the future. It was also a learning experience as now I'm slightly more educated in the science of detecting counterfeit currency.
http://www.banamex.com.mx/eng/articulos/billetes_falsos.htmlI haven't written anything in a while because it seems like there's hardly a free minute in each day to use the internet. Usually I wake up, eat breakfast, study and do homework, take the bus into town, every other day we go to the University to talk with English classes, eat lunch, go to Spanish class, take the bus home, eat some food, walk to Crisóforo's house to talk with him in English and Spanish, walk home, try to read the newspaper and go to bed.
But the weekends are a little more relaxed. Sunday we took a bus to the town of Tlacolula which is about an hour East of Oaxaca. It was market day so the streets were packed with vendors and shoppers. From there we took a taxi to the town of Santa Anna Del Valle in hopes of seeing some textiles. However, the town was pretty much deserted. All we really found was a mutant dog that must have been a mix of 30 different varieties, a drunk guy wandering the streets and two men passed out in the gutter. So it was a brief visit.
That's about it for now. Just over a week more here in Oaxaca before we head to the coast for a break from the city life.
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I'm just very happy they did not decide you were a counterfeiter and throw you into Mexican prison for the rest of your life. That's really interesting but I'm sorry you had to have that experience. It's really impressive how busy you two are with learning all that you can about the language and the culture. Doesn't allow much time for lounging around, drinking Margaritas which is probably what most Americans would do with a couple of months in Mexico. The people you have befriended there will be very sad to see you go.
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