Days 12–14: Weekend fun

So Friday I really really really wanted to go out dancing to use my new found Salsa skills that I learned at Institute.  We ended up going to this awesome restaurant/bar thing with loud, pulsing music, but there was no dancing.  We danced anyway, probably looking drunk with our waters and coca-colas, but it was fun.  Then we went to another bar and actually danced to a live band playing Salsa music.  Only us gringos were dancing, but some of the people were taking pictures of us.

Saturday, a few of us went to the Institute activity.  It was great.  We played volleyball and I met a lot of fun people.  We made contacts with a few of them and one girl is going to take us out somewhere where there is actual dancing!

We also went to Uxmal on Saturday as a big excursion with our whole study abroad group.  These ruins were bigger than the ones in Dzibilchaltún (omgsh! I just spelled that correctly all by myself).  We had a legit tour guide telling us some awesome things about the site.  We ate in a cool restaurant on site afterwards and I drank delicious Jamaica (a drink boiled from a dried out flower) and horchata. MMM.  There was a light and sound show once it got dark lighting up the pyramids with lights like they do at Christmas with people's houses timed to the music.  It was weird, but hey.    

Some archaeologists think that the stairs are so tall and steep so that you had to look down at your feet while climbing instead of disrespectfully looking up at the gods. I tried to look at the gods but they didn't let me climb that way for very long.

I was bored of normal looking pictures.

Today we went to church in our ward again and tonight I went to mass with Mamá Pilar and Tía Amira.  They had pamphlets with all of the songs and prayers written so it wasn't TOO hard to understand.  I asked them if Catholics pray before they eat and they said that some do and asked if Mormons do (because we haven't been), so I offered a prayer over our dinner tonight.  I don't know if that will become a standard thing or not.  

After church waiting for the bus.
All the Mexicanas loved my skirt, but I got
it at DI for 6 bucks.  So awesome.

Tía Amira on the left, me, and Mamá Pilar on the right.  After we went to Mass.

FiFí

And this was a while ago on the 4th of July.  We wanted to celebrate with American food.



I have a ton of pics on my facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/alannah.autrey
And here's the website where all of the pictures from everyone in our group are being uploaded:  http://byumerida2012.shutterfly.com/