Beautiful Mexicans - last post from 2017 and first of 2018

This is from the end of my 2017 Mexican Adventure.  I had drafted this post, but didn't complete it.  It seems like a fitting place to start my 2018 Adventure....

Sometimes, I ride my bike just for the pleasure of moving and feeling the air around me.  Sometimes, I ride just to see what I can see.   These are some of the things I've seen that I want to remember and share.

Juan.  Is an old man who seems to live in a shack.  I stopped to look at the very unusual light post on his property - a dead and hollow palm tree with a "normal" light post light attached to it.  He took the time to tell me about it, and his fruit trees.  Which he seemed very proud of.  He also gave me some of his fruit to taste! (I didn't have my camera with me.  But it was a really nice experience.)

School kids.  Of course there are schools here!  Why is that so interesting to me?  Because they are so much like our own in some ways.  And so different.  The buildings are so indoor/outdoor and most kids wear school uniforms. There is even a trade school on the island for kids with learning difficulties.  I don't know how good it is.  But it seems very warm and friendly.  That's a good thing.

Pictures
1) Young kids playing with the pidgeons in the plaza. So happy!
2) Mary. She was a student in my 2016  English class.  She was such a lovely person! I visited her at the humane society where she worked. She was happy and sad in the picture.  She loved that cat.  But he had just been adopted.  She was saying goodbye to him. Since I don't have a picture of Juan, I put this picture in, since getting to know Mary was also very special for me.
2) School kids in photo class? They were so enthusiastic!
3) The wall outside the school for kids with special needs.