A whirlwind week of tourism

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March 24th 2010

Published: March 27th 2010

Well well, the tickets were bought and the plans were made - I met my 2 good friends Rosa and Tin on their coordinated time off from work and school to hang out in Mexico! It was nice to see some familiar faces and we spent lots of time catching up over, what else, FOOD. Because if you know me, you search for the good sustenance. And so, our journey began in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas aft... Read Full Entry

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Monika Roy

mon bon

I'm now working here in Haiti with an organization that I started volunteering with called SOIL - Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (http://www.oursoil.org). SOIL works to empower the community on dealing with sanitation issues from a holistic perspective. Traditional sanitation systems are not only scarce, but a challenge here as water and piping infrastructure barely exist. We have dry toilets set up in various communities and camps from the earthquake, and collect the toilet material to process at a composting site. The diverted urine is diluted and used to fertilize gardens and th... full info

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Iguanas love sunbathing on ruins

especially in tulum

Being tourists...

Ruins constructed according to the sun

incredible

The voladores

The guy at the top plays the drum and flute while the pole is spinning, unwinding the 4 men tied at the feet

Chichén Itzá

glory glory

The observatory

where all the sky gazing took place

Incredible carvings

The serpent is getting closer

we weren´t there on the equinox but the effect is almost as good

And there it ascends...

the serpent god

The light and sound show at night

where they shine pretty colors on the pyramids and tell the story of the mayans that inhabited the place

Final beach time together in Cancún

ending on a good note

5th April 2010

yelena
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yum yum
hey monbon! your trip sounds amazing! i love that like 2 months into it you are eating at restuaruants for the first time. atta girl. have fun on the farm, the garden and farmers market miss your hands! love you! yelena

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