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Day 13: Mexico City

We had a 6 am flight today so we had to wake up at 3. We arrived in Mexico City around 10:30 am and it was too early to check into our...

Day 12: Last Day at Corazon de Maria

Today was bittersweet because it was our last day teaching. We went to UNACH for breakfast again and the restaurant owner wrote us a very...

Day 10: Dancing

At UNACH this morning, we played the Cha Cha Slide and the Cupid Shuffle. Thankfully the bus arrived on time today! 😃 Once at school,...

Day 11: Ultimate Frisbee, part 2

For breakfast we visited the cafe at UNACH, and the guy who runs the place was super sweet! He remember all of our names and gave us each...

Day 9: Frisbee Lessons

Today was quite the adventure. We met at UNACH at our normal time, but for some reason, our bus never showed up. We all took taxis to...

Day 8: Free Day

Today was our free day so we were all able to sleep in. 😴 At noon, Mary Ann met us at our house and we took a collectivo to a local...

Day 7: Tonina

We all woke up at 6 am today because we went to Tonina and had to be at Dr. Wang's hotel at 7:45. The bus ride there was about 2.5 hours...

Day 6: San Juan Chamula

We tried a new place for breakfast called Maya'e, which is where we met Rigoberto, our host. He was an elderly Mexican man from...

Day 5: Cultural Presentations

There is a church near our house that has a bell that rings at 7 am everyday; when it goes off, it rings 3 separate times, with 50 rings...

Day 4: Meeting Israel

This morning we went back to Al Sazon for breakfast. The restaurant was beautiful with trees growing inside and a mural on one of the...

Day 3: First Day at Corazon de Maria

Today we visited Yik Cafe, which had mocha cappuccinos and cafe con leche, and everything was topped with cinnamon and a mountain of...

Day 2: Exploring San Cristobal

This morning we went to a local place for breakfast called "Al Sazon". We then met with Cecilia and took a taxi to UNACH. For about four...

Day 1: Traveling to Mexico

The Mexico City airport could've been a better experience. 🙃 Our first flight was delayed so we only had 2 hours at MEX. We waited about...

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