Hello family, friends, and random readers,

As we get closer and closer to Christmas, I feel less and less like it actually is Christmas season. I arrived in the state of Chiapas this morning with my friend Laura and tomorrow we are leaving for Guatemala, where we will spend Christmas on a lake with two friends, a Mexican and a Canadian. I miss all of my loved ones, and I still can´t my cravings for soft pretzels to go away, but other than that I am loving my life and making the most of my year in Mexico. For the past 8ish days, and for the next week-week and a half, we are on the road. Here are a couple picture updates of what we have done and what we have seen of this enchanting country. Enjoy the photos, have a very merry Christmas, and send me some mail order soft pretzels if you feel like it.

Much love,
Molly

With Naomi, our fellow ETA friend in Oaxcaca City:



With Naomi´s friend Celes, who along with his family members make these wool weavings by hand:



In a town outside of Oaxaca City, we hiked a small mountain and took naps at the top. I was actually asleep:



On our magical hike in the woods of San Jose del Pacifico, a town of a few thousand in the mountains of Oaxaca:



The hike felt like a mix of Jurassic Park, Dr. Suess and Where the Wild Things Are:



We were invited to a wedding in San Jose, by the owner of the cabins where we stayed. The couple who were married:



With two of our many new friends we met at the wedding:



Our first day on the beach in Mazunte, Dec. 19:



The view from our bedroom window in our hostel in Mazunte, called ¨Posada del Arquitecto:¨



After one of our two barefoot beach jogs, at the crack of dawn in Mazunte:



Drinking cold coconuts with rum, two days ago on the beach of Zipolite:



Hibbiscus flower tempura, cooked by our chef friend:


Horse on the cliff in Mazunte:


Sunrise from a cliff on the beach at Mazunte, on our last day in town (yesterday):


The town where we are currently, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas: