Izamal

              YELLOW!!!!! It was pretty cool that the whole town was painted yellow!  Yellow is my favorite color because it is bright and cheery, and so it was cool to see a city all in yellow.  Though I do suppose it could be easy to get lost there because everything looks the same, however it is still a cool idea.

            Again while wandering the streets of the yellow city, I noticed that several houses had sharp pieces of broken glass atop their stonewalls.  I wondered why someone would put such a dangerous item out but then someone mentioned that it is similar to a person putting up a barbed wire fence.  Even still, it seemed rather dangerous.
            There, we also visited a convent and got to climb a Mayan ruin.  The convent had beautiful archways and architecture.  I was a little taken by surprise when I had to go to bathroom and a lady at the door asked me for three pesos to use it; I wasn’t expecting to pay to go, even though it was a nominal fee.
             After seeing the convent, we went to go climb some ruins.  I am glad that I got over my fear of heights and climbed to the top to see some sweet views of the city.  Later, on our own time, I found myself back at the ruins, just as they were closing, and met a lady from Boston.  We talked for a bit about how she was a teacher and had heard about our iMedia program.  She then proceeded to give her business card and another card for the B&B that her and her husband run up in Massachusetts; just goes to show you never know who you will meet.

Mayan Ruins

The Convent