Merida Land
Merida, VE Kristin's hubby--Jovi-- has family that lives in a city far far away from Maracaibo. It took about 9 hours to drive there Wednesday afternoon. The beginning was a bit rough, because we realized we didn't have any music, and the air conditioning took absolutely forever to get cool. But luckily we stopped at a gas station and picked up a CD of 141 songs (mind blowing). The first song was the theme song of the Titanic. Thank you Celine Dion. It was an AWESOME CD! So many classics, sing alongs, hum alongs, you name it!! When we arrived in Merida it was around 10:00 pm and we stopped for Shwarmas which were so satisfying (I obviously didn't get meat on mine). As soon as we stepped out of the car, the cool air made me feel so relaxed! Jovi's mom allowed us to stay at her apartment during the weekend. Jovi is 1 of 12-- so they were not at all short on beds. Vicki, Alyssa, Kat, Jenna, and I all slept in one room comfortably! It felt like sleepovers I had when I w...