My name is Mikel-Bryan Ott and I’m a senior Sports management and marketing major apart of the 2024 Merida ABST.On our last official day in Merida we started early with a fun activity before our service activity happening later. As a group we departed for the beach around 8:30am which was when our local accompanier […]
Hi my name is Mark, and I’m a Senior biology major graduating this year. Today we started off with a presentation about the Mission of Friendship and reflected on how to assist the mission moving forward. Following this, we went to one of the mission’s programs, a day care, where we painted, cleaned up construction […]
After having gone to the cenotes on Tuesday, I wasn’t quite sure what would top such a cool day but Wednesday would bring more unique experiences and will be a day that stands out to me for the rest of my life. To begin the day we walked through the local markets that were very […]
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 […]
Today started the first day of our Merida spring break adventure! We got to campus at 1:45 am and left for Cleveland on a bus. We flew Cleveland -> to Miami-> to Merida! After a long day of travel, we were greeted by our community partners from the Mission of Friendship Azucena, Jose, and Azucena’s […]
