5 days!

Flight is booked for Sunday, bags are getting packed and my nerves are starting to rise!

And the search continues...

I'm still looking for a good price on a flight to Merida.  So far the best I have found was on Kayak.com.  Its $387 for a one-way ticket and then I can worry about the return flight later.  The more I search for flights, the worse it seems to get.  It makes me wonder how the economic changes here have affected those in Merida.  I've been scanning El Diario del Yucatan - the local newspaper - but I haven't found a lot of information yet.  Today exchange rate was 12.8 pesos to a dollar, which is only about a peso more than the rate a year ago.  I'll be interested to see how that changes between now and January!

Get out the vote!

I just cast my vote in my first presidential election!  I've voted in some previous elections, but this was the first time I've been old enough to vote for a president.  As corny as it may sound, I really felt like my vote mattered.  Ohio is such a huge state for this election and I'm happy to be part of a big swing state.  It also felt good to see the board of elections full during a thursday of early voting.  While I'll continue to keep volunteering for the Obama campaign, its nice to know that my vote is already in!  I have a really good feeling about this election....

Bienvenido!

My mexican family!

Bienvenido (welcome) to my new blog!  I hope to set this up so that I can keep in touch while I'm doing an internship in Merida, Mexico.  This will be my second trip to Merida and I can only hope my second trip is as amazing as the first.  I don't leave until the first of the year so until then I'll keep busy by juggling my three jobs, taking classes and enjoying my junior year at OU.