Archive - June, 2008

My Top 10 Favorite Films

June 5, 2008 in Miscellaneous with 0 Comments

I got tagged by Adam McLane, and I really have no excuse not to post my top 10 films.

So, even though I’m teaching in Cuba (I’ll be there when this posts), I give you my list of favorite films.

My List:

  1. Napoleon Dynamite: Brilliantly silly
  2. Dumb and Dumber: I still quote lines from this movie. It brings me back to “the good old days.”
  3. Antitrust: Geeky Suspense
  4. The Game: You never know what’s going to happen next
  5. Shooter: Twists and turns and highly skilled marksman.
  6. Back to the Future Trilogy: It’s really one movie in three.
  7. Hoosiers: I heart basketball.
  8. Rudy: The little guy everyone roots for.
  9. Mr. Holland’s Opus: I want to have that kind of impact.
  10. Hitch: Just plain funny.

The rules:

  1. List your top ten favorite films (in no particular order).
  2. If you’re tagged, you’ve got to post and tag 3-5 other people.
  3. Give a tag back (some link love) to the one who tagged you in your post
  4. Give a hat tip (HT) to Dan

I’m tagging:

  1. Tony
  2. Jim
  3. Brent
  4. Mike
  5. Sara

Five places to visit in Mexico City (Part 2)

June 3, 2008 in Mexico City with 4 Comments

I love living in Mexico City. I love the fact that I can go see so many things here just by getting in my car or taking public transportation.

Most people would have to hop on an airplane and travel a long way to see these sites.

If you are ever visiting Mexico, here are five more places to visit in Mexico City.

  1. Chapultepec Castle: The Castle in Chapultepec is a great place to visit. It’s where Maximilian lived while he was emperor of Mexico.
  2. Anthropology Museum: An interesting place to see the history of all the different people that have lived in Mexico and who make it what it is today.
  3. Mexico City Post office: I love the post office’s building and architecture. Inside, there is a huge staircase, and it’s just a beautiful place overall. It’s located beside the Palacio de Bellas Artes (the Fine Arts Palace), and it won’t take much time to visit, but it is a work of art.
  4. Basilica de Guadalupe: The second most visited Catholic site in the world, after the Vatican, is a gigantic complex that will help you understand more about Mexico’s culture, religion, and people. Here’s a video of the Basilica de Guadalupe and the Castle of Chapultepec.
  5. Xochimilco – sort of like Mexico’s Venice, it’s a great place to experience traditional Mexico City. (Xochimilco pictures 1, pictures 2, video of mariachi band, video of more music in Xochimilco, another video of Xochimilco

See Part 1 of my “Places to See in Mexico City” series here.

Be sure to check out my other blog all about Mexico City at www.chilingo.com.

Off to Cienfuegos

June 1, 2008 in Global Youth Ministry, Latin America with 2 Comments

I’m writing this from a hotel room in Miami, waiting my trip to Cuba for one last class in the youth ministry program.

Tomorrow morning, I take off for Cienfuegos and then to Santa Clara. I’ll be co-teaching the last class in the three year youth ministry program with Randy Smith, the President of Youth Ministry International.

Next week, we’ll have a graduation. I’ll take tons of pics and video, and I’ll put it up when I get back.

A Day in Xochimilco

June 1, 2008 in Mexico City with 1 Comment

Yesterday, we went to Xochimilco with our friends, the Torberts, their family, and Joel, a missionary in England (who used to live in Mexico City). We had a great time on the boats, listening to Mariachi music and eating quesadillas and other great Mexican food.

Xochimilco is a great place to go (despite the traffic to get there from the north end of the city), and it’s really fun if you want to experience Mexican culture.

Here are some pictures of Xochimilco, Mexico.




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It cost us 160 pesos to rent the boat for an hour, and the vendors come alongside you in their own boat selling drinks, food, and entertainment. It’s like a Mexican Venice. We had a blast!

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