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Welcome and thanks for visiting my blog!  I set this up in hopes of corresponding between my friends and family in the U.S. while I study abroad in Merida, Mexico.  I hope to give you a little piece of the fascinating culture and lifestyle of the people in Merida. Please come back again soon and check for daily updates while I am abroad!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

My Cumple in Merida

As many of you know, turning 21 in Mexico is a little anticlimactic for us Americans.  Here in Mexico, I've been legal for years.  Regardless, I ended up having a very good 21st birthday.  

My birthday actually began while we were driving home in the car from Valladolid, so we celebrated a little the night before coming back.  Then I got serenaded at 6 am by Dave, followed by another serenade at work.  I think they sang to me at least 4 times throughout the day!  

Then we celebrated at lunch with Mama's flan, which was the most amazing flan I have ever had.  I think because it was made with love! :)

At night one of my friends here had a little fiesta for me at his apartment.  Beforehand, I was determined to purchase my first legal bottle of alcohol and I tried to forget the fact that I could have bought the same bottle on Monday with no problem.  Carolyn, who turned 21 last week, and I pretended that it was our first and took pictures to prove this momentous occasion. 

The fiesta was a lot of fun and I ended up having a fantastic 21st birthday in Mexico!

My Lesson of the Day: Strawberry wine = bad first legal bottle of alcohol

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