mosquitos love me in all parts of the world

like in all regions of the world, two major topics of conversation are the weather and the food. the rain particularly. we talked about how strong it was raining, how long it will last, and what will or won't happen because of it. much like when it snows in minnesota. weather connects us.


i spent the weekend in the yucatan peninsula where the humidity weighs you down like a sack of potatoes.

food also connects us. i learned that mexico adopted the dragonfruit, coming straight to ya from southeast asia! we got to drink this yummy juice, called pitaya here.


campeche city, in the state of campeche, is a quaint town with miles of history, especially with pirates. after the spanairds conquered the maya in this region, campeche became the major port of the yucatan.










por eso, the city was under constant attack by pirates so by order of the king of spain, strong forts and bastions were built like this one.














here, the centro historico is completely enclosed by forts. standing on a particular street, you can look to your left and see the door to the sea and to your right, is the door to the land. the centro is lined with cobblestone streets with bright and pastel-colored houses on each side.









in the plaza sits this 300-year old cathedral.












ednza. dang the mayans were smart. believed to be inhabited from 600BC-1500AD, these structures were used as both pyramid and palace. the building to the left is called edificio de los cinco pisos, the main temple of the gran acropolis (not modeled after roman architecture). masks of serpents and jaguars' heads used to adorn each of the five levels.







the sky was big here. it was hot and it was humid. we sweated buckets, watering the already green grass. the space was massive, once again humbling our existence. it's hard to imagine how many storms these structures have endured. mexico does a good job maintaining and restoring its history.
















we drove away from the ruins down a dirt road where yellow butterflies danced all around us, playing games of chase and falling in love with each other. it was nice to spend time in a less populated region and to know other parts of this vast country. i was also showered with generosity from tom's friend, elihu, and his family.

and funny, cuz when i came back to DF, it felt a little like coming back home.