Adventures in Yucatan, Mexico

  When we arrived to the pueblo where we will be for the first part of our program, our students explored the town to identify important places in the community. It was amazing to see them interact with local people who kindly responded to their questions and shared information about their lives and their work.  We also started with language and culture classes and with a taste of the hard work of the milpa , traditional agriculture. Right now, it is time to harvest the last ibes , a white bean, so that the fields can be prepared for a new planting cycle. The Spring sun is powerful, but pozole , a hearty drink made from dissolving masa (corn dough) into water to drink with salt and chile helps to refresh and hydrate and give our bodies more energy.  Some of our students felt the powerful hands of Don Teodoro , a traditional doctor who realigns bones and tendons after falls or hits, and can accommodate internal organs that aren’t functioning properly. He also prepares nat...

Once again we begin another immersion program with the same awe and enthusiasm as always! This time, during our orientation, we had the opportunity to visit many incredible places around the Yucatan peninsula and are so grateful for the hospitality, generosity, joy, and delicious food that we received f from all the families that we encountered on our trip.  Walking through these beautiful places, we saw beautiful sunrises and sunsets from the shores of a lake, and a full moon that illuminated the night while our friend Don Polo told us stories of his life and the ejido , the communal system of land stewardship, of his community in Quintana Roo. We walked on wooded pathways to listen to and observe native birds of the jungle-like forest.  Our journey was also full of history. We were able to visit different archeological sites and in them, we climbed up the Mayan pyramids to observe the diversity of arquitectonic styles, saw ornate masks and stuccoed doorways that give a clear...