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My Eighth Week at CIMMYT!

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 My Eighth Week at CIMMYT: 08/10/2024: - Today there was a charity event trip scheduled but it was rescheduled so I got the day off. I ate breakfast, read my Bible, went for a walk, did laundry, and worked on my presentation for Thursday. I also watched a movie and called my sister for a little bit. It's crazy to think that this will be my last Saturday here other than travel day next week. I took an evening walk around the fields before eating supper and it was so peaceful. I think that is one of the things that I will miss the most. It wasn't a very eventful day, except the fore alarm went off in the afternoon because someone was cooking too close to the fire alarm. I liked today though, especially after traveling so much last week, it was so nice to have a break! 08/11/2024: - For my last Sunday here at CIMMYT I went to Mexico City! I think that will be my last trip away from CIMMYT other than leaving on Saturday. I read my bible and did my devotional and then headed to the

My Seventh Week at CIMMYT!

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 My Seventh Week at CIMMYT! 08/03/2024: - This was my last day in Puebla! We started the morning off by packing up everything from the Air BnB and returning the keys. Then we went to a gas station and got some ice and a cooler for our leftover food from the fridge. We headed into the city and stopped for breakfast at a churro place. It still amazes me how cheap everything is in Mexico. I ordered one of everything and the total came out to 300 pesos which is like 15 USD. Everything was so good too. I had churros in Mexico City that were filled but these ones just had a glaze on the outside. They were still amazing though. I had a maple syrup one, a chocolate one, a milk one, a German donut, a cheese tart, a creme horn, and a hot chocolate. It was all so good. Afterwards, we walked around the markets for a little bit before heading to Cholula to visit a big cathedral there. It was one of the prettiest ones I've seen yet and the cathedral is at the top of a large hill so you could see