hey all. hope you are doing well. i took brian´s advice and am now in d.f., the capital of mexico, mexico city.

i would have written earlier, but i ran into a problem. i spent the weekend in oaxaca city adn spent all day monday on the bus. when i arrived it was about dark here in d.f. and as i know nothing of this city of over 25million people, i found a hotel and stayed in for the evening.

i woke up the next morning and went to the palace of fine arts, a truly exquisite museum with all sorts of artwork. i took a walk in a nearby park and visited two other museums. all the while, i felt a little sick to my stomach. i decided i should eat something so i went to a chain restaurant down here (i felt sick so eating at a street vendor seemed unwise). after eating i felt worse so i booked it back to the hotel.

24hrs later i feel confident enough to leave the hotel room again. i spent all day being sick yesterday. i wont give you the gruesome details but i had food poisoning, so being more than 5 feet away from the bathroom scared me.

i feel slightly better today. i went to a few museums this morning and now am writing bc i dont know if i will need to head back to the room and once again lock myself in for the next 24hrs. i hope not.

the city is great. i will give all the details next week or so. sorry to be so short, but if you have ever felt like this you know that it is best to keep moving and with a safe bathroom within five blocks!