I have learned the secrete of FUA .. it’s the most popular word here in Mexico City..it’s kind of the Mexican equivalent of “double rainbow”.. it means.. … … well.. it means.. I don’t know what it means.. but I do know when to say it.. . it kind of means ‘go for it’.. or ‘guts’.. or ‘cahones’.. or ‘gombate’.. or soemthing like that. I do know that after they broadcast this drunk guy sayign the word.. #FUA became the top trending topic on all of mexico..

So america.. ti’s time to FUA !!!!

Another good day down here.. We left early for IBM..

I gave a tlak to a group of folks here at one of the Mexico city offices.. a nice group of folks.. .. Very differnt from the large crowd at Gudalarara.. but  that’s ‘s what makes our company so interesting.. no two places are the same..What was fun for me today is that all the talks (except mine) were in spanish.. and I was actually able to understand most of what was being said .   I’m still al long way away from being able to speak intelligently, though.. Hope that comes back by the end of the trip.

 

 

around noon Fransisco and I took fof for UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México .. one of the largest public universities in the world..

the mexico city traffic was nasty.. but it gave me time to talk to Fransisco (great guy, great host, great tour guide ) .. and see the city.

 

I wasn’t feeling all that hot.. Fransisco pointed out that we’re over 2200 meters above sea level.. . and I was feeling it.. dull headache, etc.. Diane felt it too..

 

Fransisco took me to a nice cafe on capus .. El Azul y Oro.. which had soem great regional stuff. We got stuff to share.. I got Squash flower soup..Fransisco got cilantro soup..

Then I ordered Huitlacoche enchiladas Huitlacoche is a fungas that grows on corn .. really wierd and really yummy !

 

Fransisco got encaladas made frm Jamica flowers.. also wierd and good… in fact.. the whoe day was weird and good..

From lunch we went over to the engineering building.. today was just the second day of classes for most of the students.. We had a decent sized crowd..

I was a little worried abotu giving my talk in english.. (I don’t really have a choice..:-).. but the students seemed to stay with me. (they laughed at all ther ight places.. adn answered all questions I through out.. ). I think it’s so cool that the rest of the world is bilingual or greater.. why aren’t’ we ?

 

I had a nice time talkign witht he students after my talk.. I love seeing folks coming into engineering now.. especially in growth areas like Mexico.. i kwo that they are goign to have really interesting careers. I was really impressed with this bunch.

 

Fransisco got me back to the hotel around 6.. Diane had a great quiet day at the hotel.. It’ so very nice having her with me. She took me on a tour of our floor. We went over to the gym where they were serving clorofila.. a green drink that tastes like  ag reen drink.. ewwwww.. but kind of bad in a good way..

 

We wlaked out down Reforma Buelevard and did a little people watching.. great place..   Again.. it is so nice having diane here with me.. I do so much travelign alone.. it’s wonderful to be able to share the time with her.. what a sweetie..

 

in honor of Diane.. they set up a sculpture of the huntress Diana just down the street from us.. How they knew we were coming is still a mystery to me.. though.. 🙂

 

we wondered down to the zona rosa and had a great early dinner of cheese stuffed poblano peppers.. really delicious.

 

then walked back home through the growing dark..

very happy to be here..

 

Also.. we heard form Gabe today. he seems to be enjoying Argentina..  i think he and I are goign through the same language shock… it will eb cool to swap stores when we see him

 

ok.. more tomorrow..

buenas noches everyone.. buenas noches sam

-me