The Goodwins Are Here!

Yesterday was our first day with the Goodwins!  We had a super busy day.  We started off with a special shorter Spanish class to give the Goodwins a taste of what we have been doing.  It was a lot of fun doing the games and stuff we had been doing all week with six of us.  We learned restaurant and food related words and phrases. Spanish ended at noon.

For lunch we went to a quesadilla puesto (a stand or small room open to the street where you eat) that Nelly recommended to us.  The lunch was interesting because it was a real Mexican place but we’ve had better food in Tulum.

Meet the Goodwins

Bikes are the best way to get around Tulum. Because Sammy didn’t have one that fit him, he had to ride double with Aimee.  He sat on the back of the bike while Aimee stood up and pedaled.
- Brook

We returned to Nelly’s in the evening for a cooking class.  We brought four Calabasitas – a tiny squash somewhat like a round zucchini – and we learned how to prepare a yummy vegetable stew.  The dish was flavored with epazote, an herb that the Aztecs used for cooking and for medicinal purposes.  Mexicans continue to use it to season a variety of dishes and to relieve gassiness from eating beans.