2022

Last week of being in this amazing place! We decided we'd make the most of our time left here so we went to a lot of places. We went to the Acuario Inbursa, which on the outside was a pretty rinky-dink, small building which was kind of disappointing, but upon entering...

This was our last week in Mexico City. We did a lot this week. We went to an aquarium which was really nice because we got to see so many fish and we even got to see some penguins. Then we went to an art museum and it was huge! There was so much art it was crazy. Then...

Wow! There’s only one more week in Mexico. I can’t believe it. We got up to 28 participants which is crazy. We didn’t expect to run that many so we are very happy with our total. We didn’t do much during the weekend but we did explore the campus some more. I wanted to...

Week 6 was a blast! Got to get a few participants into the lab to participate in the experiment and had some nice conversations with them. Data collection has been running pretty smoothly and its nice to see the interest in the study pick up from the slow first few...

This week was rough... I ended up getting sick and having to shack up in my room for a few days. Luckily it wasn't COVID, but I did get a fever and wasn't able to eat much. Towards the end of the week I improved and was able to run a few more participants though. I'm...

This week was very busy! Raegan and I are still pretty busy with our participants, but we are getting closer to reaching our goal. On the weekend we went to a crazy market. There was a bunch of different food on sale. The market was really crowed too. After we were...

This week was another busy week full of running participants. They've all been a pleasure to work with and I've had some really interesting conversations with a lot of them! We also had a break from the weekly conferences since the university went on holiday. We...

This past week was very eventful! Tyshia and I ran a good amount of participants and have continued to receive emails of people wanting to participate. We gave a presentation to the lab, and have begun to pick up the pace with running people for our study. Outside of...

Hi! It’s now my fourth week in Mexico City. I can’t believe I am halfway through my trip. It’s crazy to think about. Raegan and I presented our research to the lab at our weekly lab meetings. I was kind of nervous, but everything turned out fine. The lab members had a...

We ran a lot of participants this week! Most of our time was spent in the lab running participants but we managed to find a great new spot to have lunch and coffee by the University. We also went to the Saturday Bazar where we got a lot of handmade goods. Next week,...

Hi! Wow. This week has been something else. Raegan and I have been running two people each day. At first it seemed very overwhelming, but I guess it’s not too bad. We discovered a great spot to eat lunch at. It’s on campus and about 5-minute walk from the lab. We go...

Another eventful week for participants! We ran two people every day and went to another lab meeting. We were also invited to have lunch with the members of the lab, which we are all very excited for! We had a great week this week! We took a nice walk around the...

This week was pretty busy in the lab; I had a lot of interest in the study, so I got to run through about 10 participants! I've also been wrapping up encoding an online version of the study for the number of participants unable to take part in the experiment...

This week I got to see some pretty cool stuff. On Sunday we went to El Museo del Ajolote where we looked at axolotls for a bit- they are so cute! Unfortunately they're critically endangered and there are only like a thousand left in the wild, so the museum serves as a...

It’s now my second week in Mexico City and things are starting to get busy. Raegan and I got to run three participants this week. We were nervous at first, but it helps that the people have been so friendly towards us. On Thursday’s we have our lab meetings with the...

It’s now my third week in Mexico City and I’m getting pretty used to the layout of the area. I’m able to travel most places without a map so I’m pretty proud of that lol. This week wasn’t too successful for research. A lot of our participants we had scheduled got...

Mexico is still as amazing as ever after week 3! In the lab we are getting some no-shows and people needing to reschedule, but we recently had a large influx of participants wanting to sign up for the study. Hopefully we have a better turnout in the coming weeks! This...

Week 2 in Mexico City was pretty sweet. In terms of the research, I had a few people lined up to take part in the study but they had to reschedule, shifting things to this coming week. Recruitment has been interesting since lots of people have reached out, but...

Second week down! Tyshia and I have had our first few participants, with a lot more scheduled for the coming weeks. It's been fun getting to meet people from the area and to learn about the interests of each of our participants. At first we were having some trouble...

¡Saludos desde la Ciudad de México! This city is absolutely massive- this first week we got to spend some time exploring the neighborhood of San Ángel, which has lots of wonderful restaurants and museums. We also got to go through El Bazar Sábado, which is an outdoor...

Now that i'm finally settled in it seemed like the perfect time to update my blog 🙂 Today is Wednesday May 11th 2022. The days have been going by so fast! It's our 5th day in Mexico City. The four of us went out to breakfast. We went to a place called El Convento and...

We're almost done with our first (eventful) week in Mexico City! So far, Tyshia and I have had a lot of success scheduling participants and I am excited to begin our running our first few in the coming weeks. Everyone at UNAM has been so welcoming and helpful in...