Today we visited a preschool in Del Valle called Kinder Allegro that seemed right up our alley. It’s basically an all-Spanish format with just a little bit of English instruction each day. Friendly and competent sounding staff and nice facilities on a quiet street. But expensive of course, since it’s in Del Valle.

In the afternoon I got a call from José saying my employment papers were ready to sign at the main campus, so I took a taxi over there. Everything went smoothly. I have my Monterrey Tec ID card now, so I’m officially part of the club. Tec is also opening a bank account for me to deposit my checks in. It’s apparently a mandatory part of the hiring process, but I don’t mind because it’s something I need to do anyway and now they’ve saved me the trouble. After signing the papers I wandered around the colonias immediately adjacent to the campus, just to see what they were like.

This afternoon the wind picked up a little and blew all the haze and smog away. You could actually see the mountains all around town. It was the best air quality since we arrived. So in the evening, around 8pm, we walked up to the mirador on top of Cerro del Obispado. Enid walked a good part of the way herself, much more than I expected, and we pushed her in the stroller the rest of the way. It was good exercise and the view of the city from the top was great. Enid loved it and didn’t want to leave. Consequently she didn’t get to sleep until 11:30pm, but she took a very long nap in the afternoon so I suppose we’ll survive.