After just returning from Mexico yesterday, I am having Yucatán withdrawal. Just 48 hours ago, I was snorkeling along the coastal coral reefs in Puerto Morelos. It was 88 degrees. It is 43 degrees here. 🙁 The snorkeling expedition was awesome. There stretched miles of dazzling coral forests […]
Archives for March 2019
Mangroves, Flamingos, and Meeting Lupita!
We’re in the last days of our trip here in the Yucatán! After our stay in Valladolid, we made our way to Río Lagartos, a coastal city on the Gulf of Mexico. Río Lagartos has a very important ecosystem: the mangrove. The are different variations of mangrove present here, including black, white, and the most common, […]
Chichen Itzá, Jumping in a Cenote, and a Biocultural Reserve!
This has been an amazing past few days! After a quick visit to Maní to see a traditional Mexican Sunday mass, we were off to La Reserva Biocultural de Kaxil Kiuic (pronounced “Kashil Kooeek“). “Kax” in Mayan means forest and “Kiuic” means a place to come together. Click to see a traditional Sunday Mass in […]
Visit to Uxmal, Mérida, and a Hacienda!
Hey everyone! So happy to report that I’m very much enjoying 96° weather! Mexico has been awesome. There is a rich diversity in Mexican culture: 62 different pre-hispanic ethnic groups and 62 different languages exist here. To follow up with my previous hope, I have not tried the traditional Mexico chocolate mole. I learned that the […]
Pre-Departure to the Yucatán!
Hi everyone! I am currently in Houston’s George Bush International Airport. We have a 3 hour layover here until we board our plane to Mérida. I didn’t finish packing until 3AM last night because I had a paper to finish up for my Honors College Forum Mission Course. So I took a (much-needed) nap on the […]