The magic of Mexico in my heart

by Kalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)

I didn't expect to find Bulgaria

Once upon a thime...I am joking . It all started with my vacation traveling along the coаst line of Mexican bay. We started from Tecolutla going south to Veracruz. We slept in a small coast towns and next day traveled to the next small one and so for a week till we reach the big city of Veracruz. All the way we enjoed the tropical greenery ,exotic friuts like carambola which has magic sent picked right from the tree. Every morning we were seeing fisherman going to the ocean and coming back with their catch with some realy strange fish.Than we got to Veracruz . I enjoyed it very much mostly the coastal street where early in the morning you can buy fresh fish and on the street just one step from beach there are big bowls of boiling oil.You take your fish there a local guy cleans it and fry it infront of you in this boiling oil. Next with fresh fried fish in paper bag you walk along the beach. Realy makes you feel happy. In Veracruz I found coral reef which turns the ocean into lake deep till your waist. You can just float on your back for hours there till you finaly can't separate blue sky from blue water and feel like you are flying. Just amaizing. Next we decided to vist Puebla on our way to Mexico city the capital of Mexico. Nothing impressed me there exsept the churches and their ceramic roofs. As we always travel stoping here and there we took our next stop along the road in smal town of Tlaxala a historic place made posible the conquest of Spanish in America. And there it hapened I was hit by car. There was no hospital there just small clinic the doctor did what he could for me and said 3 months in bed. I was stuned what I do in forin country with not so much money to pay my expenses for 3 months in hotel hotel. Than local lady cleaning the room in the hotel told us it was me and my mom that in next living area to the hotel is possible to find rent. My mom searched hard and found small flat. We payed rent and depoisit but money were gone in the next month paying medcine and food and docs visits. So when next month came we didn't have money for rent .The landlord mr. Rodrigo was very understanding and warm person he alowed us to stay as much as I need to get on my feet.I never expected such kindness of people that never met me befote . I was very gratefull and happy. Next day out of the blue when mom bougth a cola from the shop we found 2000 pesos premium under the tap if that wasn't god finger .That was another saving straw I started to believe all will come out well.I begin walking a bit and went infront of the building where I met nice Cuban lady painting in her garden. I paint too we spoke she learned all about my adventures there and offered me some paints and paper to draw. So I started painting and mom selling my drawings, starting form the mayor of the city she met infront of townhall. He become intrested in our story and invited me to give english classes to his army of secretaries.So I manage to heal and got some money to go back home. That for me was real adventure finding a way to survive in such dificult situation.I found lots of god hearted Mexican people willing to help even a foriner.Lots of friends and human heart kindness. But I didn't related you about the city of Tlaxcala. Its situated on varios small hills.Infrot of your nose is erected the volcan of Ppopcatepetl. The air is so cristal clean that you feel you can touch it. A magnificent montain with erupting volcano on top. We were able to see some fite works and eruptions at night. Finaly the firs church build in America from Cortez. And than the folcklor stories of fire balls coming from volcano flying in the city arround houses ends the magic of it.