Six Hearts One Journey

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Deena Gainor

Day 7: Venturing Out to Shop

After attending our first church service in Playa, we headed over to Sam’s Club, just down the street, to stock up on many needed supplies and food. We assumed this would be the best place to shop but after looking through the prices and talking to several locals, we have determined that shopping at La Mega or Walmart may be just as cost effective, in addition to searching out little specialty shops like Dak (on Constitution and 30th, near La Mega) that offers fresh produce as well as Gluten-Free products. The first… Read More

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Deena Gainor

Day 8: Mikayla’s First Adventure

Day 8 Mikayla’s Blog: What is an adventure? I believe an adventure is experiencing something new. Arriving in Mexico was just the beginning to a very long adventure for my family and me. It started out as just an idea, a dream long wished for, but soon grew to possible options, then fully emerged as a plan laid out for the next year and two months. The first real thrill and feeling of reality came when we jumped in the car at 5:15 am with all of our luggage, on the morning… Read More

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Deena Gainor

Day 6: Dinner Tonight…

After meeting our Spanish teachers for the first time at Kava Kasa tonight, we headed back home, hungry but not in the mood to cook. We opted to steer clear of the more expensive Fifth Avenue restaurants, and opted instead to explore the non-touristy areas of Playa. While walking, our paths intersected with a “salesman”, trying to draw us into the restaurant he worked for. We explained that we were not tourists and were more interested in finding a place where the locals ate. We were not too convincing at first,… Read More

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Mikayla

Finally Here!!!

A small stream of light hit my eyes, rudely awakening me from a deep sleep. “Mikayla…” I mumbled something inaudible, too tired to care if the loud voice could understand me. How could they have had the audacity to rouse me from my ever-so-needed beauty sleep? And then I remembered. It was Monday, June 16, the day of our departure from Illinois to Mexico. This was the day I’d been anticipating for months! Now it was finally here. “C’mon, Mikayla. It’s time to get ready. We’re already running a little behind,” my… Read More