Polito #5 (7 weeks/ semanas en Mérida)

In my first post I mentioned that I was recently informed that I should make a blog. As a result, you will have to forgive me for posting this late. Anyways, this was my reaction to being halfway through the program (7 weeks) in Mérida! I wrote it on March 2nd, 2013.

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Mi vocabulario ha aumentado y expandido con palabras mayas y yucatecas además de dichos específicos a la región. Ya no me cuesta tanto decir "camión" en vez de "bus" y puedo comentar que solo queda el xix de la Coca Cola.- My vocabulary has expanded with Mayan and Yucatecan words in addition to sayings that are specific to the region. I now find it easier to say "camión" instead of "bus" and I can comment on how only the xix (tiny remainder) of the Coca Cola is left.

This picture has nothing to do with language ability. I just really like cannons. And the ocean.


De todo México, lo favorito ha sido la historia que he visto. Aún quedan edificios mayas, templos, iglesias coloniales, etc. Me gusta caminar por el centro de Mérida o por las ruinas de Yucatán e imaginar cómo se veía hace 500 años. Después de leer de ciertos lugares, me encanta verlos y pensar en todo lo que aconteció allá.- Out of all of México, my favorite thing is the history that I have seen. There are still Mayan buildings, temples, colonial churches, etc. I like to walk through the center of Merida or around the Yucatecan ruins and imagine what they looked like 500 years ago. After reading about certain places, I love getting to see them and think about all of the things that occurred there. 

Cathedral in the center of Mérida, where I do archive research.

Building at Dzibilchaltun.

That temple is a LOT taller than it looks in this picture.

Issac, me, and Brian.

On top of the roof of a temple. Panorama!

Mi lugar favorito de México es Izamal. Me encanta la arquitectura, la catedral, el ambiente, las ruinas, y la ciudad en general. Como es mas pequeña que Mérida, aún puedo sentir algo del ambiente y me encanta.- My favorite place in Mexico is Izamal. I love the architecture, the cathedral, the environment, and the city in general. Because it is smaller than Merida, it's still easy to feel the colonial atmosphere and I love it.

Church made by Friar Diego de Landa, one of the men I am studying.

This church is nearly 500 years old and it is gorgeous.

Me alongside Diego de Landa's book, which I am reading for my tutorial.

Pope John Paul II

Let's climb some ruins.

Yes. This is a horse in a sombrero!

Final thoughts at 7 weeks-

1. I really like Mérida. I miss my car, my printer, and my cats, but other than that, I have no signs of homesickness.

2. I have been to a LOT of places. I hope that I get to see a lot more as well.

3. I don't think I could ever get sick of Mayan ruins or cenotes.

4. It is HOT. 

5. Going back to living with a family, after spending a while living on my own, has its frustrations.

6. This program is really awesome. Thanks for the great option, OU!

7. I'm glad I came.