Philip Davis’ amazingly awesome Mexico extravaganza

Today

2008-03-04T23:26:35Z

So i just put up 3 more new blogs from a very long time ago. Yeah the internet has been really hectic the past couple of weeks and more often than not it was too slow to post anything big. Just letting everyone know who is reading my blog that ...

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The Birds and the Bees

2008-03-04T23:22:21Z

After being in Mexico for 5 weeks there are definitely a few things that are very different from in the United States. Besides the obvious things like language and food there are still others, like the way men act towards women and also the way ...

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The Governors Palace

2008-03-04T23:21:38Z

Within the center of Merida, near the Cathedral and Montejo house lies a building known as the Palace of the Governor. Now, when first hearing this one would probably assume that this was the place where the governor lived and would not really b...

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Venders

2008-03-04T23:20:36Z

What is one thing that almost every city has in common? Venders, people selling almost anything you can imagine from food to trinkets to souvenirs. This is the same for cities in Mexico, however they have a different way of selling you things a...

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Museum of Modern Art

2008-02-09T01:35:51Z

So today I went and visited the Museum of Modern Art in the center of the city right next to the cathedral of the city. When I first found out that we had to visit the art museum I was not all that excited because to be perfectly honest I am not ...

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Opening of Carnival

2008-02-08T20:50:04Z

So what better way to get into the culture of Mexico than to be here for Marti Gras (or in this case Carnival)? Basically Carnival is a five day long celebration during which time there are concerts, and food, and rides all along the main street ...

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What to say and What not to say

2008-02-08T20:49:24Z

After living in another country for an extended period of time, 5 weeks tomorrow to be exact, you learn some different customs and other things that you would not normally know without living in that country. One prime example is the way that th...

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Dzibilchaltún – Archeological site and Cenote

2008-02-08T20:48:11Z

So on our second Saturday here our class went to a place called Dzibilchaltún, which is an ancient Mayan archeological site that is found about 10 miles north of our city, Merida. The “park” or site was founded in 1994, but dates back to much ea...

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El Museo de Anthropologia

2008-01-22T00:22:42Z

So on Friday for our culture class we took a little trip to the Museum of Anthropology which was pretty interesting. The outside of the museum itself was very beautiful and elegant and the inside was just the same. Upon entering the museum, in ...

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Spanish Class (the learning side of the trip)

2008-01-14T21:49:08Z

Alright so I have been writing about everything that I have been doing in Merida over the first full week but I haven't been writing about one of the most important reasons that I am here.... SCHOOL!!! Alright so here is the gist of what I have ...

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