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The Joys of Soy

2008-03-14T19:22:36Z

Well, I know that I have been gushing about my host mother, but recent developments certainly deserve some more air time. At the first homestay, what I usually ended up getting was rice, beans, tortillas and the occasional mixed vegetable stir-fr...

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Back in Civilization!!!

2008-03-11T23:50:13Z

Hola! Apologies for not being able to keep up with posts, but jungles aren't really conducive to wireless internet access :-p After almost a month in and out of jungles, we are finally on the last leg of our trip in the mountains of Chiapas at th...

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Hammocks, WiFi and Jungles

2008-02-09T22:59:30Z

9Feb08 Well, it is our last full day here in Mérida. What have I done to celebrate you ask? Woke up at around 9, took a shower, packed my huge suitcase, went to the park with free WiFi to do some last minute emailing, came back and cleaned some...

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Thought-provoking ...

2008-02-05T00:07:24Z

Apologies – internet access has been sketchy and persnickety, so the ensuing posts are the past week’s events J 3Feb08 This has been such a great weekend! It started off with visiting Chichén Itzá, which was really interesting. I don’t reall...

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MACAY

2008-02-03T23:14:10Z

29Jan08 The other day, a group of us visited the MACAY – the Museum of Mexican Contemporary art. What I’ve come to realize simply about Mexican architecture, is that almost everywhere one goes, it is an open courtyard with balconies and rooms a...

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Oxkintok and the Amblypygii

2008-01-27T21:58:16Z

27Jan08 Yesterday, we visited the Mayan ruins of Oxkintok (pronounced Ohsh – kin – tow-k, because in Mayan, “x” is pronounced like an “sh”). First, we got off the bus and had our first bird-watching session, which included learning how to use o...

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Randomness ..

2008-01-23T04:03:04Z

Today was another one of those days where we tried to cram as much Spanish grammar into one day as possible. We learned directional vocabulary (under, above, below, behind, ect.), the present participle, and present progressive. While I have seen...

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Dzibilchaltun

2008-01-20T19:10:21Z

Yesterday, we went to our first Mayan city - the city of Dzibilchaltun. It really was incredible. There was a museum that we went into first that had many of the artifacts that had been found inside the ruins. After that, we explored a few Mayan h...

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Wow.....

2008-01-19T04:41:56Z

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 m...

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Los Panuchos

2008-01-16T22:36:02Z

Every day in culture class we learn the history of some aspect of Mexican/Mayan culture and have a hands-on type activity. Today, we learned the history of Panuchos, a traditional Yucatan dish, and also got to make them. Panuchos are corn tortill...

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