We started our day with a quick breakfast at casa blanca and headed to downtown Merida. We split into groups and everyone shopped for around an hour. Many people got frappes, cookbooks and even vanilla! We then made our way back to casa blanca to pick up David and a couple of items we left […]

After a very good night’s sleep back at Casa Blanca, we started our day off with two simple maintenance projects for the mission: painting both a fence, and the protector at Casa. While painting, a few of us learned a really good lesson regarding sunscreen application! During our second project, we split into groups, one […]

¡Buenos Dias from Uayma! After a chilly night of sleep in hammocks at Santo Domingo Church, we had a wonderful breakfast of eggs, fruit, chilaquiles, pastries, and pancakes with Father Felix! After breakfast we took a tour of the church and learned about the history of its structure and the renovations made after the roof […]

Today we had an early start as we began our overnight journey to visit Uayma and Chichen Itza. The 3-hour car ride was filled with good naps, good books, and great snacks.  The weather was amazing for visiting Chichen Itza. The overcast kept us cool all day long and the rain at the end of […]

We had breakfast around 8:30 which included mango and chips and salsa. After breakfast we started our third day with a reflection about gratitude, ending the reflection with the following quote: “what if you woke up tomorrow with only the things you took time to thank God for today” – Ruth Logan Heme. Then we […]

Day 2 of our trip and today we spent most of it in beautiful downtown Merida! We had a relaxed morning at Casa blanca and left the house around 9:30. After just a short trip, we were in the main Placita, where every Sunday, they close down the roads and there’s an open market. We […]