As a disclaimer, I am bitter this evening. I had been planning all week to satisfy my urge for a cinematic adventure by heading to a theatre today, but the group I spent my free time with dismantled before I could make it to Cinepolis. That, and I could not find a paper anywhere that contained the movie times (this after I was told by a few tourist information personnel that I could find the paper at any 7-11 or Oxxo store (Oxxo is the Mayan Walgreens of Mexico)). Like I said, I am bitter.
Today turned out to be quite a disappointment save for the trip to Cafe La Habana, a neat little Cuban restaurant in downtown Merida that serves all sorts of Cuban fare and frothy drinks (i.e. coffee). Yes, I splurged and bought a $4 coffee drink; it´s Cuban for goodness´ sake!!!! Other than the stop for food, I really only attended a lecture at the regular meeting place and went shopping (yet again). Oh, and I finally had the opportunity to run at this ginormous ecological park that is about 5 minutes from my house. It was extremely green, exorbitantly spacious, and incredibly awesome. I really needed a run after all of the stress I have accumulated due to time spent with an enormous group of people. Golly gee.
So I will end (I have homework to do; give me a break) with the top 5 things/moments that will help me remember my time spent in Merida:
1. Coca-Cola (you´d think it was water the way people drink it around here)
2. The absence of toilet seats (yes, it sounds strange, but it is surprisingly more sanitary)
3. Cheese Whiz (again, a staple)
4. My family taking rolls home from a party we attended (sorry, but frugality is not reserved for the Dutch population).
5. Oto (I didn´t know the extent to which language could be vulgar until I encountered this fine specimen of Mexico)
Que Dios les bendiga!
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