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Week 5 Part 2

This weekend we took an excursion to Celestun, located about 1.5 hours from Merida. Celestun is famous for their wild flamingos that live throughout the lakes there. We took a tiny boat out to see the flamingos. In addition to seeing the flamingos on the boat ride, we also got to see some beautiful plant life. We went through some swampy areas where the trees totally enclosed us. We also got to jump in some "agua dulce" and swim for a bit. Apparently there are usually alligators here, but we didn't see any. After the boat ride we went to lunch on the beach and relaxed on the beach for awhile. It was a great weekend - we are super glad we decided to make the trip out to Celestun.

Going into our final week in Merida we all have a mixture of feelings. We are all very excited to go home, to have a shower head and some good weather. But, it will be bittersweet. It will be hard for me to say goodbye to everyone at the food bank. I have learned to love everyone there and have gotten to pretty close to some. One thing that I have learned about the people in Mexico is that they care about everyone and do not judge others. They are willing to give practically anything to make someone else happy.






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