Settling back into the routine...

Hey there faithful blog followers!
Hope you all have had a great weekend and are looking forward to the coming week! This past week has been a good one for me and I’m just getting settled back into the routine of life here in Merida.
We returned home late Tuesday night from Chiapas but luckily, I didn't have class till 12 the next day so I was able to take some time to unpack and get caught up on a few things before class on Wednesday. Class attendance at UADY was suspiciously low-most likely due to the face that many students were still traveling. Both my international relations and Underwater Archeology class went well that day. We didn't have our program meeting that night so that allowed me for some extra time to get some homework done. I finished up a paper we have due soon for our Spanish class and worked on some reading for my International Relations class.
Thursday, I had communications class in the morning and then I came home to eat lunch, do my laundry, and head out to Spanish class. Our Spanish teacher was sick so we sat in on the other two Spanish classes which was fun to see what they are up to. Afterwards, I had my tutoring session and we just worked on correcting a paper I had written...I was pretty excited because I was able to correct a lot of my mistakes before my tutor even did. I am really trying to work hard to improve my written Spanish as I feel like I can speak and read better than I can write. I then headed to the gym where I rode bike and lifted weights. Back at home that night, we ordered pizza for dinner which is really different here but tastes great and I worked on some more homework.
Friday morning, it was up early for my US-Mexico Relations class which I always have a hard time staying awake in even though we talk about some really sweet stuff. This week we learned about frauds in the elections and the history of the PRI and PAN parties (the two main political parties) here in Mexico. After class, I met with some gals from my class to finish up our final project for that class and then I came home where I spent the rest of the night doing homework and figuring out classes for the next semester.
Saturday, our original plan was to go to the beach but it was too cold and cloudy. Ok, cold might not be exactly the right word as it was only 70 but it felt cold because it is usually around 100 here every day...I know, I'm going to die when I get home!
I was able to Skype with a few friends throughout the day and get quite a bit of homework done so that was good. Later that afternoon, I headed to a mall to do some shopping and eat supper. It was fun to get out of the house and take a break from homework and studying. I then returned home and watched some stuff from the Lausanne conference in Cape Town, Africa which was sweet. It's so neat to see the way that God is working all around the world and I especially enjoyed hearing some of the things that are happening here in Latin America!
Today, I woke up and ate breakfast with my family. At breakfast, my host mom asked me if I wanted to go to some ruins with her this morning. I agreed and after breakfast, we headed out. When we got there we found out that foreigners had to pay $107 pesos (about $10USD) and decided it wasn't worth it. I guess i'm still not tan enough to pass as Mexican...bummer :).
We decided to go shopping instead which was a lot of fun. After a few hours of shopping, we met my host dad and brother for lunch at the casino where they were at and then headed out to do some more shopping. It was a lot of fun to have some one-on-one time with Silvia.
 We got home around 6 and then I was able to Skype with my parents and ate supper. My plans for the rest of the night include finishing up some homework, studying, and having some time with Jesus.
Hope you all have a great night and great start to the week! Love to all!