The Mexicana flight arrived in Mexico City around 10pm, but we waited in the plane for a while for a bus to come pick us up. By the time the bus found its way back to the terminal, it was nearly 11. I found Oscar's uncle Hugo and his son Juan Pablo waiting for me, holding a sign with my name. I readily confirmed that they knew Oscar and weren't just random people. I checked at Aviacsa to see if maybe I could exchange the ticket for the flight I missed for one to Morelia, but they were closed. I exchanged the rest of my dollars for pesos at the airport, then we took a cab back home. They have a car, but took the metro there because the traffic was very bad. So we took a taxi back. I talked to Juan Pablo a lot, mostly in English; he seemed to prefer that. He finished a philosophy degree and is now working on biology at UNAM. We talked philosophy and religion a bit.
Hugo and his family live in the southern part of Mexico City, near
UNAM, very close to the Copilco metro stop. (It's somewhat visible on this
map.) We arrived by taxi. I met Maria (whom others just call 'jefa' most of the time), Hugo's wife. Jimena, Juan Pablo's sister, was already asleep. We had some food and talked, then I got on their computer upstairs to check on some things (dial-up). Looked on
Aviacsa's website and found that there were no direct flights to Morelia; it would have to be through Monterrey or something like that. So I basically gave up on exchanging my ticket. Checked email also, put in a transcript request I had needed... then went to sleep in Juan Pablo's room.
Woke up the next morning late, took a shower, had breakfast, etc. One of Juan Pablo's friends -- Javier, I think -- had come over, and we talked, again mostly in English. Around 3 in the afternoon Maria and Juan Pablo took me to the bus station, and I took the bus to Morelia. For about 300 pesos (~$30 dollars) I took the nicest bus I'd ever been on. Three seats wide (I was in one of the singles), flat-screen TVs with movies, headphones for the sound, and a cushion that folded down from the seat in front to rest your legs on. We left at 4:30pm, I think; the ride to Morelia took almost exactly 4 hours.
Coming soon: Oscar in Morelia.
