33 in 33

On the eve of my, gulp, 34th birthday, I would like to take a quick look back on the 33 new things I did during my 33rd year of life.  Here goes, in no particular order . . .

1. Visited the capital of México, Mexico City, (aka México, Distrito Federal, DF), where I:
2. Survived using public transportation (bus, subway, and taxi) and
3. Visited the National Museum of Anthropology and
4. Chapultepec
5. Attended a Guelaguetza.
6. Went sea kayaking.
7. Went snorkeling.
8. Visited La Roqueta Island (can't believe it took me this long.)
9. Visited Cancun, where I...
10. Stayed at an all-inclusive resort,
11. Went to XCaret and
12. saw a pre-Columbian Mayan ball game (minus the sacrifices, which is a positive thing,) and 
13. Spent some time in Playa del Carmen.
14. Experienced the World Cup in a Latin American country.
15. Saw Norah Jones in concert.  Love her!
16. Went stand-up paddle boarding
17. Became a fan of Mate
18. Learned to make pottery the traditional Mexican way
19. Celebrated the Mexican Bicentennial
20. Ate goat.
21. Survived the MX City airport
22. Visited the village of Santa Maria
23. Taught in a bilingual classroom
24. Ate panza (aka 'stomach.')
25. Became efficiant at the 'bucket shower' thanks to Yoloxòchitl and Santa Maria.
26. Completed a real translation project.
27. Learned a little bit of Mixtec
28. Became a great aunt (in case there were any doubts about my greatness.)
29. Led a small group entirely in Spanish
30. Survived the end of the world (the first one, anyway.)
31. Taught using the Montessori method
32. Saw the biggest tree in the world, El Árbol del Tule
33. Woke up to a white Christmas in Georgia :)