Gap Year

Mazatlan only got better with as you’d expect more beer, tequila and dancing! Saturday was wedding day with the first stop being the church. I put my suit on that I nearly left in Sydney and stopped for an impromptu photo shoot next to some colourful buildings before attending what I would call marriage counselling. Being in the church was fun but the whole ceremony was a little bit different. Anyway, next was the state ceremony which we skipped in favour of lunch before heading to the nicest wedding party ever. It was on a massive outdoor area that overlooked the whole city plus ocean and had the nicest sunset view. Initially it was a little hard to get into the Latino dancing but after a while and a few tequilas I had picked up some new dance moves and didn’t stop dancing till 2 am. I witnessed a spectacular dance between the newly weds including fireworks and Alicia keys, what’s not to love! Spent a lot of time talking with my cousins Luis Carlos and Rosalia as well as the other 300 people in attendance. Eventually it got to that time of the night where the spicy tamarind vodka got passed around which was surprisingly very good, to the extent that even John was having multiple turns of people pouring it into his mouth. The mariachi band arrived at 1 am where the bride, Julissa sang a Mexican classic that I didn’t know. The night ended with more dancing and a sick feeling in my stomach probably from all the cubas/rum and cokes I drank. The festivities continued the next day at this seaside hotel event space for the post boda/wedding party. Unlimited ice cream, carnitas/pork tacos, drinks and gorgeous views were provided as I was able to spend one last day with my cousins. I highly recommend coco horchata, best drink ever!!⭐️ We didn’t quite get to eat lunch with them as we had to catch our flight at 5 but it was a nice way to say goodbye. After what felt like an endless amount of hugs and kisses we left Mazatlan after the best 4 days!! ❤️Read more

San Diego was 5 days full of family. We stayed at my aunties parents house but I spent a lot of time at my auntie and uncles house playing with my cousins Tavi, Aila, Fidel and Paz. On arrival we did some shopping ate some tacos and went to my cousin Aila’s spring recital where she played the flute. We had our first of many barbacues that night. The next morning we visited Costco where I bought my favourite cereal and sat in a massage chair for 30 minutes. We then we’re dropped in downtown where we went aboard the USS Midway, an aircraft carrier turner museum that we could have spent the whole day on. We went on this flight simulator and went upside down multiple times. That night I joined my cousin Fidel at a baseball party in preparation for the big game on that Saturday. There was lots of pizza and I made some s’mores before I destroyed some 8 year olds at basketball. The big game finally arrived and Fidel’s baseball team was on fire, smashing the other team 25-1. Instead of celebrating Fidel had to go to his beach soccer competition where I cheered him on to an undefeated championships winning first place and a trophy. That night we had a big barbacue with three families. We ate massive steaks, jalapeños and drank tequila, beer and lemonade. I played soccer, basketball and baseball with the cousins for hours which I really enjoyed. Sunday didn’t start off well with Chelsea losing to Man City but more baseball and hanging out with cousins fixed my bad mood. Another family dinner that night welcomed both my Grandma’s to the city. A trip to the batting cages with my auntie Aspen on our last day was fun and I finally got the hang of it hitting nearly every ball at 65 miles an hour. Played some tennis after which was too much for my hands as I discover many blisters and cuts that night. My last night was very relaxing as I stayed home with my cousins doing just dance and making homemade tacos with lots of mayonnaise and salsa verde. To get to our 6:30 flight the next day we woke up super early and packed in what was a quite chaotic morning. But anyways it was great to see my whole family again and live a more suburban life for a couple days. Cant wait to go back to San Diego!! ❤️Read more