Hello everyone! This is the long awaited blog post about my giant rotary trip! I really don't know what to say about the trip- it was probably the fastest 2 weeks of my life, filled with silly exchange student antics, incredible sights, and lots of time on a bus. So, get excited for cool pictures of interesting things!
Monte Alban! WOO RUINS
Barro Negro- passed down through generations! Literal translation: Black Mud
WOW DREAM BIG!
Giant Tree
Because I am on exchange in Mexico, we visited a Mezcal factory with Rotarians.
(Mezcal, basically tequila)
Sumidero Canyon
Cascadas de Aguas Azules (Blue Water Waterfalls) in Chiapas
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| My German friend Jula and I! Thanks Grandma for the flag :) |
Palenque: Ruins
Tulum
After Tulum, we went to Xel- Ha, one of the many parks around Cancun. You can snorkel, swim with dolphins, and eat. It's really big so it's hard to do everything if you don't really know what there is, so it's a good idea to check out the park map beforehand! Since we are exchange students, we took pictures with the lifeguards! There are a lot more embarrassing pictures, but we'll just leave you with this..
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| Photo credit goes to Cleo Rogers from Nebraska! Me, Cleo, Our Lifeguard Miguel, Jula, and Kira |
We also went to Xplor, which was awesome! It was all zip-lining and tunnels and cool stuff. If you go to Cancun, go there! There are no pictures though :( We also went to X- Caret, but no one really had that much enthusiasm so there aren't really cool pictures.. sorry!
Next: Coco Bongo! Coco Bongo is one of the biggest/ best/ most famous clubs in all of Latin America. There is a show, a bar meant for dancing, and an open bar. If you like that sort of thing, it's definitely worth going. It is, however, made for tourists, and expensive.
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| Photo Credit to Cleo Rogers! |
Last day in Playa del Carmen:
One of the 7 wonders of the world! Chichen- Itza!! WOO!
The last part of my trip was a quick stop (as in a hour) in Villahermosa. My friend from Watertown, Elaine Anderson, lives there! When you're in your hometown, it's not really that big of a deal to run into someone you know. But when you're in another country and you get the chance to chat with someone from YOUR town, going through the same things, it's really cool. Anyways, here we are eating Dairy Queen outside of my bus! P.S. Her blog is awesome- elenavaamexico.blogspot.com
That's all! I know it was sort of brief and not real detailed, but I hope you all enjoyed it! If you have any questions, please ask! Hasta Luego!
Taylor, these are magnificent photos. Be sure to pick your best ones and enter them in the Jefferson County Fair next June/July! I will help you. I feel like I was there with you, and wow, the sunshine feels warm as I sit here typing in my warm office with the COLD outside. -Daphne
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment Mrs. Holterman! I would love to enter some of my pictures in the Fairi maybe i can do so from here as I'm not sure of my return date! Miss you guys!
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