It's time!

So, after all the questionable status with swine flu and all, tomorrow I'm actually going to Mexico! I'm going to try to update this site whenever I can so that family and friends know what I'm up to and all since I won't have a phone. I will have a computer though so I'll have e-mail and facebook and skype. I'll let you know what my mailing address is whenever I find out so that you can send me things via snail mail if you like.

I leave tomorrow afternoon, flying out of Orlando with a layover in Houston before arriving in Merida. Merida is in the Yucatan, near the Gulf of Mexico. The map gives you an idea of where it is. The weather will be similar to the weather in Lakeland, if not hotter. I'll be staying with a host family, which I do not know much about. I suppose they will meet me in the airport. The group from UF has 22 students and 2 professors, or maybe 6 professors? As you can probably tell, I don't really know a ton of details, I'll just find out! I don't know any of the other Florida students going, but I'm sure I'll know them well by the end.

The program has two groups, anthropology and ecology, which we got to choose. I think there are 16 anthropology kids and 6 ecology kids. I'm chose ecology. Part of the program is that two or three days a week we are in the class room learning the stuff, and then the other days in the week we go around the Yucatan, sometimes overnight, actually seeing the ecosystems and anthropological sites. I think this includes Mayan ruins and coral reefs, but I don't really know that much specifically. The other class I'll take is Spanish, which I've always liked learning.

I leave tomorrow, I get back August 1st. Now you know about as much as I know, so here comes excitement!

I'm soooo excited!!!! :)

Much love

It's Legit!

Traveler eTicket Number Frequent Flyer Seats CHAMPEAU/JULIEE 0052179218995 1A/15C/16D/18D

FLIGHT INFORMATION Day, Date Flight Class Departure City and Time Arrival City and Time Aircraft Meal Wed, 24JUN09 CO27571 G ORLANDO FL (MCO) 3:45PM HOUSTON BUSH INTL (IAH) 5:09PM ERJ-145 Wed, 24JUN09 CO1842 G HOUSTON BUSH INTL (IAH) 7:15PM MERIDA MEXICO (MID) 9:31PM 737-300 Snack Sat, 01AUG09 CO1843 G MERIDA MEXICO (MID) 7:00AM HOUSTON BUSH INTL (IAH) 9:05AM 737-300 Snack Sat, 01AUG09 CO686 G HOUSTON BUSH INTL (IAH) 10:25AM ORLANDO FL (MCO) 1:55PM 737-800 Snack

Family

Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them.

Sunshine

To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

-David Viscott

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2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

Dejavu

This brings me back to the good ol' livejournal days.  Jees, I don't want to get addicted to blogging.  I mostly made it to more easily stalk Annie and the such.

But hopefully someday it will be useful in telling people of my travels which seems like the cool thing to do these days.