tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68107603326958546262024-03-12T19:56:26.246-07:00IUHPFL MéridaIUHPFL Méridahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517343977338098627noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810760332695854626.post-11232718929795404162019-07-11T13:42:00.001-07:002019-07-11T13:42:57.202-07:00Week 6: ¡Adiós!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We hope you're having a good week! It's hard to believe that we come back <b>tomorrow</b>!! We can't wait to see you all in Chicago! Today was our last week on site. The students took it really well, but it obviously hit them post-Campeche that this was it! In support and success groups, we worked on preparing for re-entry--what to expect and how to deal with it. We expect the students to have signs of reverse culture shock. They might seem frustrated, melancholic, listless, or a little <b>too</b> excited to be back. All of that is perfectly normal post-program. Here are some articles that might give you some hints on dealing with the aftershock:<br />
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<a href="https://www.carpediemeducation.org/2015/05/reverse-culture-shock-10-ways-parents-can-help/">Reverse Culture Shock: 10 ways parents can help</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.goabroad.com/articles/what-to-know-about-reverse-culture-shock">What your child wants you to know about reverse culture shock</a><br />
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On Monday, we did an administrative wrap up. We finished out the program magazine that the students were working on all summer, and they had a chance to write individual thank you cards to their host mothers, which were distributed to them during the farewell show on Wednesday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard at work trying to put into words this wonderful experience.</td></tr>
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The rest of the week (Monday afternoon through Wednesday) was spent rehearsing rehearsing rehearsing. In theatre class with Daniel, that meant performing the play and the sketches over and over, working on tone, volume, and keeping our backs away from the audience, as well as arts and crafts to make the prompts we needed for our (minimalist) theatrical production.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Spanish: Spencer (Fray Franscisco), Emma (Fray Diego de Landa) and Aaron (The executioner)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two cultures meeting. Spoiler: It doesn't end well.</td></tr>
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In Choir class with Odalys, that meant polishing off the dances and practicing practicing practicing!<br />
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Behind the scenes: Puebla, correographed by Olivia, Claire, and Devin.</div>
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Behind the scenes: Quimbara, correographed by Jaigh, Ainsley and Niara</div>
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Behind the scenes: Robarte un beso, correographed by Piper, Kaleigh, Katie, and Cassidy.</div>
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The farewell show was a big success! The students worked hard all summer and it really showed!</div>
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The farewell show, in all it's glory, is below in three parts. We apologize for the shaking--Daniel made a tripod out of a paper cup that would have been amazing, except there was no way to put it so that it captured the whole stage, so he recorded it on his phone standing against the wall, which is more of a workout than one would think.</div>
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And finally, to end the blog, we thought it would be fun to re-present the students and their host families. In the first entry from Mérida we included the pictures we took the first week, and here they are again at the end. We don't know how she did it, but Diana always manages to match her host moms with the perfect students, and we are <b>so grateful</b>.</div>
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Thursday morning, we had a very abbreviated day to give them more time to enjoy their last day in Mérida. We started with the Spanish exam we gave them at the beginning of the summer (they'll recieve these scores in their final evaluations along with comments on their participation), which they breezed through, and then we had a quick overview of our day tomorrow, along with last minute reminders and rules.</div>
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To round out the summer, we took a surprise excursion to a local ice cream shop before turning them loose to enjoy their last 12 hours or so in Mérida.</div>
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With this post, our summer in Mérida is <b>over!!</b> We can't believe it!! Tomorrow we leave Mérida at 6am (the grumbling has already begun), and we'll be in Chicago around 2pm. It will probably take us a bit to get everyone through customs and security, so please be patient with us! We look forwarding to seeing you all there! Once again, a heartfelt thanks from the instructor team for sending your students with us this summer! We truly had such a great time! It's so hard to put into words what the student groups mean to us, and even harder with such a truly outstanding group of students. It was such a pleasure getting to know this bunch and seeing how far they progressed.</div>
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We hope you had a good Fourth of July! It's been another great week on site (and our last full week in México! Can you <b>believe</b> it?). In less than a week we'll be back in the states! This summer has truly flown by, the instructor team just cannot believe it.<br />
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Last weekend, the students were scheduled to go to the beach. Usually this means heading to the beach for a few hours, lunch in a restaurant, and then coming home. This year, however, the host mothers <b>truly</b> outdid themselves. They managed to find a beach house two blocks from the beach, and organized everyone to spend the entire day.<br />
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This week on site was our last week, so we were focused on winding down the classes, and prepping for the end of the program (unfortunately we can't tell the students we're doing that or they get really sad and start shouting "No!" over and over).<br />
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Daniel dedicated his classes to preparing for the magazine (technically magazines fall under the umbrella of "literature" if we define it broadly enough, right?). The magazine is sort of a yearbook-type momento. It contains pictures from the summer, short articles about the different things we did and tried, and a bunch of pages the students draw that make absolutely no sense outside to anyone outside of the group (or the instructors).<br />
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We've also been hard at work on the farewell show--it is <b>Wednesday</b> and the students are almost ready. No spoilers, though!<br />
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On Thursday, we had such a busy day! It was the Fourth of July, and Diana's team prepared a very American lunch--hotdogs and chips. The students were <b>so</b> excited for this, and we just didn't get it. Hotdogs are good, but we're in Mexico and every last one of our host mothers is an amazing cook!! Anyway. During the party, we also played a few games--the first one was to name all of the states and their capitals. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fourth place, with 51/100!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fifth place, with a sheet we couldn't read most of!</td></tr>
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The second game was to write out the lyrics of the national anthem from memory (with instrumental music to help) in English, and then translate it to Spanish. We bring you the finished products--enjoy!<br />
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Also on Thursday, we had our cooking class. Somehow, Diana knows a professional chef who has, quite literally, published the book on Yucatecan cuisine. Chef Will Rodríguez grew up in Mérida, lived in Ciudad de México for while, and then returned. He now does a little bit of everything--in the past he's recieved students for the program, he works as a teacher, writer, editor--including organizing classes in his house! The menu was relatively simple--tostadas with roasted squash (calabacitas) and lomito de valladolid (a marinated pork dish), and a desert of lime-flaved crackers, guayaba, and shredded cheese.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most crucial step--reading the instructions to promptly ignore them and forget what the steps are.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frijol is coming along great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working through the recipe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niara and Aaron, trying to figure out the right amount of spices.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Equpo Postre, almost done! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These deserts were so simpe but SO GOOD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Equipo Carne, <i>carefully</i> dicing eggs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devin, taking her trun stirring. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frying up the onions, tomato, and peppers for the calabazitas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Carefully</i> combining ingredients!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaleigh showing Ariel how to stir evenly,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ariel taking her turn--she did <b>not</b> want to, but she did a great job!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind the scenes, there was also a lot of chatting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trino, Will's dog, got a <b>lot</b> of love.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look closley you can feel Daniel's stress watching the students that close to fire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for everything to come together!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is now <b>really</b> the time?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fine. One photo.</td></tr>
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On Friday, we had our last excursion. We couldn't believe it!! It's a good feeling (this summer has flown by and everyone has had a fantastic time), but its also sad! The itinerary was jam packed, with lots of bus time, as it was the only excursion that took us to nearby Campeche, located in the state of Campeche, which is just to the southwest of the Yucatán. Our first stop was Becal, a small village on the boarder between Campeche and the Yucatán, which is famous for its hat weaving. Usually these are family businesses which are inherited by the children. The plants have to be carefully processed before they can be used, including cutting them into the appropriate thickness, dried, and dyed. Afterwards, they're always woven in underground caves. The caves are cooler and more humid than the surface.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caugh mid-yawn! Excursions leave at 8am, so students are usually still pretty sleepy the first hour or two into it.</td></tr>
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After Becal, we headed to the archelogical site, Ednzá, our last visit to Mayan Ruins! Ednzá is rather small (it took the students about 30 minutes to explore it all). The smaller sites tend to be more fun--there's more to climb and some of the views are amazing. Unfortunately, Ednzá also has the fame of having the most aggresive mosquitos :). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spencer, Malachi, and Aaron, off to climb... pretty much everything they can.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niara, Ainsley, Emma, Piper, and Ceci, taking it a little slower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Do you think we can fit in that tunnel?" Feat Airel, Cassidy, Kaleigh and Katie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"We'll take a photo but we're not climbing all the stairs to the main pyramid."</td></tr>
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After Ednzá, we went to visit the town of Campeche, with two main stops. The first was the Fort of San José, a small fort overlooking the sea. Campeche was one of two majors ports in the Yucatán, and a key target for pirates. Nowadays, its got great sea-views and a cool museum about ocean archeaology (which apparently doesn't have a "Q" in it in English). Afterwards, we went to the main square for about an hour so the students could explore the city.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This yellow is so pretty!</td></tr>
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We got back to Mérida around 6pm and the students were exhausted! This weekend they have unstructured time with their families--some are heading to the beach, some are heading back to Mérida en domingo, some still hadn't decided. We left the last weekend open for the host mom's to pick what activities their students liked the most. This upcoming week will be focused exclusively on the farewell show and winding down the administrative part of the program. The last blog post should be coming on Thursday evening, right before we leave Mérida! We're looking forward to seeing you all in Chicago next Friday!<br />
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On Saturday, the host mothers all organized (again!) to take the students to nearby Motúl, just outside Mérida, for breakfast and a bit of exploring. Motúl is known for their <i>huevos motuleños</i>, a special dish prepared by layering tostadas, eggs, and beans and covering it all in salsa. After breakfast, some students went back to rest (they've had a <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">busy</u> summer, we truly aren't sure how the host moms can keep this pace up!), and the rest stayed to explore Motúl!<br />
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After Motul, the students got a chance to cool off in a pool (We aren't sure whose pool, but they sure look happy!).</div>
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On Sunday, the students and families went to Mérida en Domingo. It's an open air market where a lot of venders set up shops, along with activities and food stands. </div>
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While there, they also got a chance to check out some yucatecan folkdancing, captured by one of the host moms!</div>
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They also bought... well, we aren't sure what they were, but they<b> loved</b> these things. We brought them to Mexico to learn Spanish, but apparently they found their true love--dolphin.</div>
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During the week, it was business as usual. We noticed the students were really worn down (the host moms are keeping them <b>busy)</b>, so on Monday we had a movie day--We put on Brave and let them have an afternoon to kind of chill. They were <i>excited</i> by the concept of Disney in Spanish. </div>
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Afterwards, we did an activity that Diana had suggested--last week when we met individually with the students to discuss their progress, we gave them the homework to have an individual conversation with each team member and to learn something new about them. On Monday, every student put their name at the top of a sheet of paper and then they took turns passing the papers, writing down 2-3 unique, positive attributes of each team member. At the end, they wrote one negative thing that bothered them about the group (in general). Then they all read 2-3 of the positive things that surprised them or made them feel the best. Afterwards, we talked about how oftentimes, negative things we notice in others are actually negative things we have in ourselves (for example, if we get annoyed with impatient people, we're probably impatient), and how if there are things we don't like in the group dynamic (gossip, exclusion), every one of us has the responsability to change that. They reacted really positively, and <i>somehow</i>, the group dynamic has become even more close knit--both of the instuctors thought previously that this was one of the best groups we've had, but somehow it got even better!</div>
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In the afternoon activities, students were suprised to learn that the Farewell show is just two short weeks away! They attacked choir and theatre with renewed motivation (part excitement, part fear). </div>
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For choir, that meant finishing the choreographing for the different songs they're working on in groups to be ready to teach Odalys and the rest of the choir crew next week. </div>
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For theatre, this meant memorizing our lines! The play that Daniel found is relatively short (4 pages), but the students had been dragging their heels on the memorizing. They were given this week to memorize momorize memorize--on Monday we'll be doing read throughs as a group and then working on putting it all together.<br />
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On Wednesday we had our sports time again--students were excited to play soccer again! </div>
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On Friday, we had our third excursion, to Celestún. Celestún is a bioreserve, famous for the Flamingos there! </div>
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And that wraps up our week! This weekend the students had individual plans with their host families on Saturday, but on Sunday the host mom's organized to rent a beach house in Progreso (a more local beach, around 30 minutes from Mérida), and the students are planning on spending all day there with them (they're going to be sick of the beach!). This coming week marks our last full week in Mérida!! We can't believe time has flown by so fast! It's truly a testament to how great of a group of students we have this summer--while both of us instructors love doing the program, usually around the middle things start dragging. Even with the increased teaching load (3 classes each), this has been one of the most memorable summers for both of us, and we are still so <i>grateful</i> to all of you for sending each of the students to Mexico with us this summer! </div>
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We hope you're having a great week! It was another <b><i>fantastic</i></b> week onsite for us! We hope that you don't think we're just saying that--we <u>truly</u> mean it! Both of us can't believe how great a group of students we have. From the classroom to afternoon activities to excursions, we are continually surprised with this group of students. Many heartfelt thanks from us for sending your students with us! </div>
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Over the weekend, the host moms had another busy weekend planned! On Sunday the program-suggested activity was the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya (The great/big museum of the Mayan world), that students were supposed to visit with their families. We leave Saturdays open for the host families. Some of the host mothers really took the lead, and have organized group activities for the students almost every day that there isn't a program-mandated activity. We are so greatful!! It keeps the students happy, busy, and out of trouble!<br />
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On Saturday, a group of them went to a tramponline park (I think that's what we'd call it in English? See the video below). Not many photos (I think its hard to take them when the students are bouncing!), but one of the host moms sent this video of some of the students! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devin and Claire!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piper is hard to get in photos. We noticed that she's a little shy--soemehing we'll have to work on!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claire is always ready for a photo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia! Doing the moon walk, maybe?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cecila!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ariel!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katie! Look at that pose!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malachi is a big thumbs up kinda guy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So is Devin! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niara again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning about traditional Mayan dress!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hola padres!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found Ceci and Olivia while they were leaving!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaigh and Cassidy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaleigh!</td></tr>
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In Literature class this week, we worked with our first genre, the narrative! We'll be reading a short story by Juan Rulfo, a very well known Mexican writer. The short story we're working with (¿No oyes ladrar los perros? / Didn't you hear the dog barking?) commonly appears on the AP Spanish exam, and features a number of common theme's in Rulfo's writing. On Thursday, students had a chance to practice their writing, as they were asked to write a short narrative about an event in Mexico, following the narrative arc and paying attention to the tone of the their narrative. Tone is difficult in a native language, but they did such a good job!<br />
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In culture, they started with clothing vocabulary, and the cultural reading and discussion was focused on the effect that tourism and shopping can have on differnt countries, especially indigenous cultures. It's especially relevant to the Yuctatán, because of the strong Mayan presence. However, the culture that we see around Mérida and in the archeological sites is performative, and meant for consumption by tourists, which changes the meaning of culture, in general, and especially the culture that we see. Its an excellent topic in general to stretch language skills (lots of critical analysis, comparison, and opinion making), but also very relevant to help the students understand the experience they're having! </div>
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In linguistics class, we talked about the difference between dialects and language. Its an important distinction because, especially in Mexico, there's a lot of misinformation floating around about the indigenous languages, and many people will tell you they're "dialects". We also talked about register, or the ability to vary language according to context. Daniel will be working with them the rest of the summer on learning how to perform different speech acts (requests, apologies, compliments, refusals, etc.) and vary their language in appropriate ways. </div>
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In grammar, they covered the past tense! The past tenses in Spanish always tend to cause problems, and both instructors identified this as a major area for improvement for the students this summer. They started the week, however, with a conversation day. We noticed that all of them had a habit of letting their hands and non-verbal communication do the talking (haha), and we wanted to start pushing them to express themselves with words. Odalys grabbed a video of the red group!</div>
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In the afternoons, we kept working on preparing for the farewell show! In theatre the kids voted and decided to perform "The colloding of two cultures", a piece written by an indigenous playwright from the Yucatán about the Spanish Conquest. It was originally written in Yucatecan Maya, but was translated into English and Spanish. You should be able to check out the English translation <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GfjJEHE90m0ekEv8dgN_2a-HWWA9vaNT/view?usp=sharing">here</a>.</div>
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In choir, the students kept working with the songs they've picked, and have started to gear up to start coreographing! To get them in the mood, Odalys taught them some salsa, merengue and bachata.<br />
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On Wednesday, we finally had our first round of sports! We go to a nearby park that the students are familar with that has a basketball court, an open court for soccer, and various playground-type equipment and turn them loose. The students alternated between soccer (complete with cheerleaders, which I was informed <b>was</b> a sport), volleyball, and at the very end some basketball.</div>
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On Thursday, we had our community engagement activity at <a href="https://www.mexicoescultura.com//recinto/67129/en/">CECUNY</a>. This center houses a number of programs which Diana compared to afterschool programs in the US. Their session was ending, so we had a chance to visit the final rehearsals and recitals, and the students had a <b>blast</b>. At one point they visited an art exhibition of 8-12 year olds, and it melted our hearts seeing them interacting with the yucatecan kids. Kids are also <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">incredibly</u> hard to understand in a second langauge, but the students really gave it their all. A few them quickly figured out the trick: keep asking questions, nod along, and pretend that you understood! Unfortuantely, because it is an after school-type center with small kids, no photos were allowed inside the building. Instead, a group photo while we were waiting for pick up!<br />
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On Friday, we had our excursion to Uxmal and Loltún. Uxmal (pronounced Ush-mal) is another arqueological site, and the prevailing opinion was that Uxmal was all around more fun than Chichén Itzá. The vendors at Chichén get pushy (<b>constantly</b> yelling), and its mostly just looking. At Uxmal (as you can see), we have a little more freedom to interact with the pieces, although Diana, our wonderful coordinator, also told us that people criticize Uxmal for being too restored. I guess some people are never happy! You can see a really cool video showing Uxmal's architecture below.<br />
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One of the many things that makes the program difficult is the shifting schedules, especially in Latin America. Diana was at Loltún with a group of her students in the last month and her tour left at 1pm--we arrived at 12:45 and were told the next tour didn't leave until 2pm! Last week when we got rained out, I mentioned how great this group of students is and how grateful we are that they're here with us. They're so sweet, and anytime they're together is a good time. During the hour wait (during which we actually didn't hear any complaints, an IUHPFL first for long waits), someone (we aren't sure who), started a hand game (I don't even know if it has a name), and without about 5 minutes they were all going at it. Luckily, we managed to get it on video. </div>
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That about does it for this week! Hot as ever, but we're in good spirits! The time is <b>flying</b>--as of our excursion on Friday we had exactly three weeks left! It seems unreal that we're approaching the midpoint of the program! To end on a good note, the students have something to say to all of you as well!</div>
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We hope you're having a good week! We had another <b>great</b> week on site! This group of students is so creative, insightful, and energetic they're giving us a run for our money! Before we get started, I wanted to leave a quick note--some of the students are having trouble accessing their emails and facebook pages because of the two-step verification (That's when you need to recieve a phonecall or a text message to prove its you). Some of them have been creative (creating new accounts), and some are stillstruggling. If you haven't heard from your student, it's not from lack of trying! The instructor team has been going crazy trying to figure out a way around this, but please be patient!<br />
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On Monday, we had the first official day of class! Students are taking grammar and culture with Odalys, and literature and linguistics with Daniel. This week in culture, students are learning vocabulary related to family as they discuss cultural differences between Mexican and American families with their host families as part of a Conexión Familiar (Family Connection). In grammar they've started their studies with description, working especially with the two "to be" verbs (which always cause problems!). In literature, after a brief introduction to what literature is and some basic tools to analyze it, we launched into interrpreting and creating <i>microrrelatos</i>, short stories (usually less than 100 words). In linguistics, we spent the week talking about human comunication, second language learning, and the difference between languages and dialects.<br />
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Here are some highlights from the week!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Los rojos (The red group) hard at work in literature class with Daniel, trying to define "literature"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Los verdes (Green group) working on deciphering the microstories we worked with this week!<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on pronunciation, feat. Daniel's expert art skills (it's a mouth!) and the Spanish vowel system</td></tr>
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Grammar is <b>such</b> a <i>tricky</i> subject to teach in the program--students come from all over Indiana with such a range of experiences and curriculums that it makes knowing what to cover difficult! Odalys opts for a student driven approach--her grammar book is a wide range of different topics, and students spent the first day going over the table of contents and and identifying new points (or points they want to review). Of course, as instructors, Odalys and Daniel have also been listening hard for where the students struggle to include it in the grammar class.</div>
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On Monday we also started our afternoon activities! This year, Odalys is leading the choir and dance group (think showchoir, but done in five weeks, in a second language). The students were quick to settle on songs. You can click the links below to listen to them on youtube! This week, they were working on memorizing the lyrics to Puebla and Robarte un beso.<br />
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Daniel is leading the theatre group this year. This year the students have settled on writing and performing original sketches about their time in Mérida, as well as a published text (if Daniel can find one!). To get warmed up, Malachi taught us a game called "Si me quieres" (if you love me). Students stood in a circle and one of them was in the middle. They approached their victim, and said (in some way) "Si me quieres, sonríe" (If you love me, smile). The other student had to respond (without smiling) "Te quiero pero no puedo sonreír." Here's a quick video of one Malachi's turn below:<br />
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This week in theatre, the students worked on writing two sketches (The consequences of sí and Confusing words), while Daniel worked on finding a text for them. Since we only have six students, it got a little hairy, but we have one! It's by a Mayan author, and talks about the first meeting of the Mayans and the Spanish. Hopefully they like it, we'll see Monday! Once it gets approved, I'll updoad the English translation!</div>
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The host moms have <b><i>truly</i></b> outdone themselves this year. They have a rotating schedule of activities for the students for their free time, and they've gone through and assigned themselves to days to accompany the students! This Tuesday, the students went to see Godzilla at the local movie theatres--it was all they'd talk about during class on Wednesday! We wish there was a way to communicate just how much the host families here <b>care</b> for and about their students! The host moms are basically full-time teachers, working overdrive! They were telling us this week that every day is Spanish class at home, with them constantly teaching new vocabulary, giving quizzes, and keeping them on the move! We think this is a good thing, though! While we were on excursion on Friday, the students were talking about active they've been, and we think it's been great for helping to counteract culture shock and homesickness! It's hard to miss home when your Mexican host mom has you constantly on the move!</div>
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Unfortunately, on Wednesday, our sports time got rained out. :( We just started the rainy season in the Yucatán, which is both good news and bad news. It's good news because the temperature gets down to the low 80s (it almost felt cold during the worst of the storm! ...almost...), but bad news because it makes sports difficult to do, and the mosquitos come out. We'll keep trying!</div>
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On Thursday, it was a <i>rough</i><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>logistically. We had classes and afternoon activities like normal, and afterwards we were scheduled for our first visit to CECUNY, our community engagement activity. Unfortunately, at the last minute they had to do state-mandated evaluations (we all know how <b>that</b> goes...), so instead we went to the Centro de Bellas Artes (Center of Fine Arts). We were <i>going</i> to attend a workshop with some local students, and they were going to show us some of the art they were working on, which would have given the students time to interact with some yucatecos around their age. But just as the instructor team was arriving, a huge <i>aguacero</i> (downpour) started that lasted for nearly an hour. I use aguacero because downpour to me just doesn't have the same meaning--it rained so hard the streets flooded and the city basically shut down for two hours. Some of the host moms were late dropping their students off, and by the time we were all assembled, the teacher we were working with told us that only <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">three</u> students out of thirty had come to class. (In the US that would be unthinkable, but with the streets flooding, I have to say I <i>get </i>it.) </div>
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So, instead, we got a short tour of a building that now acts as an office building but originally was a prison, and the students got to see an exhibition of art that students from different ages had produced. We have to admit, we were <b>really</b> impressed with the group on Thursday!! They are such a happy bunch, and any time they're together is a good time! They weren't remotely worried about the changes in plans, and had a great time hanging out with us and each other!! </div>
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While we were waiting, Odalys had a photoshoot with the students who got there early! If your student doesn't appear, never fear! It just means they were caught in the aguacero and wouldn't pose for pictures when they got there! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma wasn't about to let us get a candid shot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pictures in this room were made by students from ages 7-8 to adults!</td></tr>
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On Friday, we had our excursion to Chichén Itzá and Izamal. We assemble in a small park up the street from the school.</div>
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<br />Chichén Itzá is one of the most visited archeological sites in Mexico. It has one of the most reconizable pyramids in the Yucatán (the background of our blog is a photo Daniel took in 2017). Tiem in Chichén Itzá included exploring the park and the students buying souvenirs from the different vendors. In sites like this, bargaining is crucial, and the students were <b>so excited</b> to share their successes. They quickly became pros--make sure you ask them about it!</div>
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The first week in Mérida has been a big success! We will not lie, the overnight flight from Chicago to Ciudad de México was <i><b>tough</b></i>, and we were <u><i>exhausted</i></u> when we made it to Mérida. But! The students are in good spirits and the host mothers were <b><i><u>very</u></i></b> excited to see them! Unfortunately, the airport happened too fast for us to take pictures, but the host mothers were waiting for the students beyond the baggage claim and whisked them away for their first breakfast in Mérida and a rest day.<br />
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Thursday, we had our on-site orientation and reception. The host mothers all pitched in to prepare tamales, green spaguetti, beans, guacamoles, and agua de jamaica (a common local drink).<br />
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Spencer and Malachi</div>
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Ariel, Aaron, Kaleigh, Katie and Cassidy</div>
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¡Las mamás! (Feat. Odalys)</div>
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As you might remember from our orientation in April, we work with IFSA-Butler to host the Mérida program, and Diana (center) is our onsite coordinator. She's outdone herself this year with arrangements for our program, and it wouldn't be possible without her amazing assistants, Sandra and Tania. </div>
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Doña Diana with Devin and Ariel</div>
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Doña Amira with Piper and Claire</div>
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Doña Magda with Cecilia and Olivia</div>
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Doña Irene with Cassidy and Jaigh</div>
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Doña Angélica with Malachi and Spencer</div>
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Doña Blanca with Ainsley and Katie</div>
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Doña Fabiola with Aaron</div>
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Doña Leonor with Niara</div>
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On Friday, the students settled in (resigned themselves?) to relearning how to use the "dumb phones".</div>
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We also had a short visit from the US Consulate (no pictures for security concerns), where the students recieved a short overview of the consulate and the services it could offer if necessary (they surely won't be necessary with such a great group!!). Afterwards, the students took the langauge exam that we'll use to give them an idea of their (linguistic) progress this summer. </div>
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Afterwards, we walked them to the small corner store where they can buy drinks and snacks during their daily breaks.<br />
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We ended the day explaining some of the details of the program and with some vocabulary/ice breaking games.</div>
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Afterwords, we took the kids to the main plaza in Mérida, and set them loose on a Scavenger Hunt that had them looking for the most important aspects of Mérida's historical downtown and talking to the local yucatecos to learn more about the Yucatán's history and culture. </div>
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After a few hours break, we were back at it, in downtown Mérida again, this time for the Mayan Ball Game. You can read more about the game <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Ballgame">here</a>. We had to get there an hour early, but it gave us a great chance to catch up with everyone (it had been so long!) and see some of our host moms in action. They're so great with their students! They really make sure they take advantage of <i style="font-weight: bold;">everything</i> Mérida has to offer.</div>
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In the third part, they set the ball on <u style="font-weight: bold;">fire</u> and, using their hands, try to keep it from touching the ground and get it through the hoop. (Doña Rebeca asked afterwards, they don't put anything on their hands to keep from getting burned! The students are <i>pumped</i> to try this at deportes this week!) (Just kidding!) </div>
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Tomorrow, the students and their host families with be visiting the local zoo (Zoológico Centenario) with their host families. They were scheduled to go to Mérida en Domingo (Sundays in Mérida), but the zoo is having a special event this week about environmental awareness, and doña Fabiola suggested switching the order of events. Be sure to ask your students about it! </div>
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It was truly a pleasure meeting all of the students and guardians today! The powerpoint<br />
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The first activity was a conversation activity: 30 seconds to introduce yourself and get to know your partner before switching!</div>
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The second activity was more serious... think/pair/share about different topics to flex those Spanish skills! Students individually reflected on their routines and daily lives, their favorite memories, the recommendations people have given them for the program, and their plans for the future before sharing with a partner. Afterwards, we shared as a group and looked for similarities and differences.</div>
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Odalys and I are both very excited for this summer! We had such a blast at orientation, this summer is going to be amazing!</div>
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Our presentation from today can be accessed here: <span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.13px;"><a href="https://iu.box.com/v/IUHPFLMerida2019">https://iu.box.com/v/IUHPFLMerida2019</a></span></div>
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Please make sure that your student joins our facebook IUHPFL Mérida 2019 (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/830218363980989/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/830218363980989/</a>) by <b>April 23rd</b>.</div>
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We'll see you all in June in Chicago!</div>
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<br />IUHPFL Méridahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07517343977338098627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810760332695854626.post-42806745108861547242019-03-15T10:46:00.001-07:002019-03-15T10:46:11.157-07:00¡Bienvenidos Equipo Mérida 2019!<div style="background-color: white; color: #383838; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 0.875em;">
Welcome to the blog for Equipo Mérida! Here you will find weekly posts about our adventures this summer updated by Daniel, the Public Relations Coordinator. We hope you enjoy following our adventures from afar!</div>
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