I got my CURP today at the INEGI office downtown. It turned out to be very easy. I didn’t even have to wait in line. Then I went to the medical school where I met with José. He said Gloria had left on vacation and the person who would know about my paperwork was a guy named Angel Mario. José called the guy, who asked for half an hour to look into it. So José and I chatted for half an hour at which point Angel Mario still didn’t know anything and José had to leave. So José gave Angel Mario my cell phone number and instructed him to call me when he found out where I needed to go to sign the hiring papers. I never received a call. Maybe tomorrow. José said he’d get on Angel Mario’s case tomorrow if I didn’t get a call. I’m sure everything will come together soon enough. José said he’d arranged it so my pay will start retroactive to August 1, and he’s also going to pay for our first week in the hotel. So I really don’t have anything to complain about.

We found the coin laundry in the hotel and Robin washed some clothes while I was out. After that we went to see a preschool called Centro de Excelencia Infantil Quixalla in Del Valle. The school seemed pretty good, but they use English about half of each day which is a big negative for me. We walked around Del Valle for a bit after we left the school. I have to admit it’s a very nice neighborhood compared to other parts of Monterrey I’ve seen. Not so much because of the size or quality of the houses but because of the quietness and walkability of the streets. My first impulse is just to say “to hell with the rest of the city, this is where we are going to live”. But we haven’t really looked at any other residential neighborhoods except Obispado yet, so I think we really need to reserve judgement. The rents and school tuitions in Del Valle are high enough that we would save a lot of money if we could find another neighborhood that we like just as much. We really need to just get in the car and go exploring. I’m sure we would have already if we weren’t so intimidated by the driving conditions. Hopefully tomorrow we’ll get around to it.