Las Adventuras de Centroamérica: Adios New York. Hola Mexico!

Taking full advantage of the free wifi in JFK airport, I thought I'd write a little about the adventure so far. I left Winnipeg on a dingy, three-times-a-week bus bound for Minneapolis and three weeks later I'm sitting at the airport gate about to get on a flight to Cancun, Mexico.

In Europe I discovered what I find to be the most rewarding way to travel, not by staying in hostels with other travellers and spending the day visiting famous sites, but by staying with and getting to know local residents. CouchSurfing.org, a social network of people who love to travel and love to host travellers, provides this opportunity by connecting the two groups.

In Minneapolis my host Danika introduced me to her neighbourhood and took me on a bike ride through the city centre and its amazing bicycle facilities. Madison, Wisconsin was my next stop, where I stayed with Zack, a fellow engineering student who I met on exchange in Denmark. Finally I hopped a discount flight from Milwaukee to New York where Mohini had prepared a spectacular Indian dinner and invited friends over for her roommates going away party. I spent the next two weeks biking around Brooklyn, checking out free events in the city (there's a whole list everyday), making pasta salads, taking in a little of US Open Tennis and even seeing Madonna.