April 2nd, Monse leaves me to fend for myself

OK. This day was not too eventful. It was Monse's last day, so Fernando said it was alright that I just spent it with her and not on the beach. She had a few errands to run and people to say goodbye to so I just tagged along. We went to Tecolutla's Government building in the center square, to a small restaurant for breakfast, and then to a man named "Felix" 's house. He is a school teacher in Tecolutla and speaks English. He was very nice and offered me Spanish lessons . Irma made it a point that I met him because she gets a little jumpy when she does't know what I'm saying. He's one of her close friends and told her if she needed anything translated, to just give him a call.

After running errands, Irma, Aurorita, Monse, and I went to see a ranch in La Victoria. La Victoria is like the equivelent to a gated community. It's very pretty compared to the rest of the "neighborhoods", if you can even call the other places neigborhoods. Fernando wants to use a large plot of land their to extend the work he does. He'll use the land their to build a reserve for Lizards, Iguanas, and I imagine a few other things, but those two would take up the majority of space. The ranch was quite beautiful and large, and although Fernando couldn't be there with us to check out the space, I'm sure he would have thought the same. I'm not sure what the next step for the Lizard/Iguana preserve is though. This could be a job for the summer or next Spring, I have no idea. I'll let you know when I found out more.

When we arrived home, Irma made dinner for Monse and myself and we all enjoyed a final meal together before Monse's departure. Her bus was scheduled to leave at approx 11 45pm. After dinner, we just hung out in my cabin for a bit. I showed her pictures of my family, and she showed me pictures of hers. She told me that when I come back up to Mexico City from Tecolutla, I was more than welcome to stay with her and that if my Mom was with me, she would be more than welcome as well. Monse's friendship has helped me feel really at home. I can truly consider her a great friend and a wonderful person, who always has good intentions. Or as Fernando described her as having, "A pure heart."