Carnival and Church!
Last week we had the chance to attend a Carnival celebration in Merida, which was a great time. My favorite aspect of life in Mexico and Latin America in general is how much they love family and integrate it into their every part of daily life. Many of us know that Carnival (or Mardi Gras) has a reputation of being a potentially wild and unhealthy scene. In Merida, a city that is known in Mexico for its huge Carnival celebration, families pour into the streets for the nightly parade. Yes, there are women wearing swimsuits on floats. Yes, there are men wearing what North American guys would deem to be "underwear" on floats. And yet, the entire scene is a massive, family oriented celebration. Sound a bit odd? Yep, it sure is from a North American perspective........but not odd for the beauty of life in Latin America. I admire so much about how everyone just "does life" together.
Church last week in Telchac Puerto is another great example. We're out playing on the playground (or our kids are playing...well, maybe we both are, to be honest) until the bell rings for church at 8 PM on Saturday night. It's like recess at school, except it's at night and we're waiting for Catholic Church. The bell rings, everyone goes running into church across the street, and the service begins! Afterwards, people spill back out into the street, and life continues......
We leave on Wednesday to head back to the States. What a wonderful experience it's been here in Mexico. Work, life, family, faith, recreation, and everything else that has run together over the past month has been awesome. I look forward to spending more time here and all over the world down the road......I'm going to write one last blog entry from this trip from the road before I cross over the border coming back into the States.
Matt and Gina Pfingsten & Family
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