First Day(s) in Merida

5/25/09

So, Megan and I arrived very late last night. Lucca and Dr. Carlos picked us up from the airport and took us to the apartment. The landlords, Tito and Nestor, were there waiting for us and helped us get settled in a little bit. After they went home Carlos and Lucca showed us how to work everything...even the shower. We have an electric shower...We still dont really know how to use it or what it really means. There is a switch we have to turn on if we want hot water but I still haven't been successful in getting any hot (or even warm) water. It has been well over 100 degrees so I haven't really wanted hot water anyway. Megan and I unpacked and watched Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives in spanish, then went to bed. 

Today I woke up early did some Yoga and while Megan was still sleeping, we were supposed to have an event to work at today but it got rescheduled so we had extra time in the morning to sleep in and relax. Carlos came over to take us on an adventure around the city so we would know how to take the bus around on our own. We took the bus to the store, which I am embarrassed to say was Walmart, and it was like sitting in a sauna. We had to do "butt checks" when we got off the bus to make sure we didnt look like we peed on ourselves. We picked up a couple of things for the apartment and got some groceries that will hopefully last us through the week. I bought a lot of spaghetti so I know I can live off that for a while. Luckily, we got a ride back from the grocery store so we didnt have to take the sauna back during rush hour. I dont plan on going to Walmart anymore so I am not to worried about having to know how to get back...from what I understand from Carlos you just wave the bus down if there arent any "bus stands" around. We'll see how that goes. 

We just took it easy tonight and didn't really do that much. I had to soak the fruits and veggies in iodine to kill something...Im not quite sure what...but it took all night pretty much. But it is nice to have fresh fruits and veggies to eat for tomorrow and the rest of the week. I bought a lot of grapes...I hope I can eat them all before they go bad. The apartment is starting to look like a real home now, it has food in it. Hooray and Goodnight.