Wow.....

So yesterday was not that interesting at all which is why I refrained from posting - we went to school, got eaten alive by insects, came home and passed out. But today, besides the fact that it is Friday, we went to the Museo de Anthopologia - a museum about Mayan history. It was really interesting to see all the artifacts, and ancients ways of life. We got to see how their numbering system worked, and many of their superstitions and customs. For example, the cenotes that we have all been raving about were actually believed, by the Maya, to be portals to the underworld. Remember that although many of us may associate the "underworld" with Hell, it was not the same for them. They considered it an honor to be sacrificed for one of their gods, and also that death was part of the natural cycle of life. After wandering the museum for a while, we ate lunch and then went out shopping and exploring downtown and Paseo de Montejo. Shoji, Emily, Ash and I explored the Governor's Palace, walked around some side streets and then eventually decided to trek over to the WalMart on Paseo de Montejo. I know what you're thinking - a WalMart in Mexico, but it was exactly like any other Walmart, with the exception that (this is where the "wow" in the title of the post comes from) one is able to buy, over the counter many many "interesting" drugs, and also, boxes of syringes are just sitting on the shelves ...... yes ...... SYRINGES......if i remember correctly, a box of 3 was 9.80 pesos, which is about 90 cents USD ..... AH! Seeing that just blew my mind. And it still does ..... Ah well .... major cognitive dissonance going on over here :-p ...

Tomorrow, we are visiting another cenote and also some ruins at Dzibilchaltun. Charging up my camera and remembering my waterproof case and goggles this time :-P