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Hey all, life is real crazy here, I'm doing my best to trust in God and not let my stress control me, and I love Merida. That about sums up my last week and what's to come. Also lots of headaches, but i think i fixed them with some water.

In other news, our maestra here told us not just once, but twice to copy and paste info from the internet in homework. That's never happened to me in my 16 years or so of education. It's pretty funny. But we still have a TON of work to do. 

Also, here is my blog post for the calvin blog. Really you should check it out, it's fun to read what other students have to say. And there are some good pics. Theres a link on the left of this blog:

Hey all!

This morning I woke up shivering in my hammock and actually had to put on a sweater to eat my breakfast of hotdogs, mayonnaise, and coffee. Some later investigation revealed that it was actually about 70 degrees F this morning…Michigan’s sure going to be quite the weather shock for us when we return!

I know I’m repeating some of what others have already said, but as we are approaching the end of our time here, I really want to share a bit about what a blessing our families here in Mérida have been. This story is a bit outdated, but it still remains one of my best memories of my time here. In October there was a 50^th anniversary party for some of our abuelitos (grandparents) here in Mérida, who also happen to be parents of Maria. Well, to our surprise, a few of us Calvin girls were invited to sing a song dedicated to our grandparent (parents) during the anniversary! How fantastic.(Also fantastic is what was written in the bulletin for the ceremony: "The participation of the American Ladies" :] ) We also got to walk down the aisle with our families to begin and conclude the ceremony.I truly felt like I was a genuine part of my family that night. I can’t put into words how incredible it feels to be invited to be a part of something so special. The love that we receive from our host families here is truly extraordinary. We are really going to miss them!

Please keep us in your prayers as we're all trying to balance spending time with our family and friends here in Mexico while working on the many projects, essays, and exams that we have to complete before the end of the semester (which for us is December 2 - and then we head off onto our two week long viaje (trip) around Mexico!). Gracias :)

Alexa Hook