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"What impressed me, and what comes through in the book, is that Kris keeps her sense of humor throughout. One can tell that she takes her life seriously but also accepts what is thrown at her without prejudice and criticism of a different culture. She keeps her perspective of life and offers descriptions of both good and bad experiences with a touch of humor. For me, humor is one of the most important survival traits as an outsider. She is accepting of the unknown and the strange and absorbs it all without judgment."- Sheila Matthews, Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Turkey"Kristine Ellingson's memoir is one of those books that once begun is read to the end knowing the journey will be fascinating. Filled with rich details of both ancient and modern Mayan life, it is also a love story of a woman in love with life, with family, with creativity and with generosity of spirit and exploration. It's also a story of a woman who took the risks necessary to fall in love with her true self. I'm hoping Tales from the Yucatan Jungle is only the beginning of the answer of what happens next."- Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author of Homestead and A Daughter's WalkTales from the Yucatan Jungle, worthwhile and highly recommended!This book will touch you, entertain you, and educate you on many levels. It's a genuine explanation and understanding of the Mayan culture in Yucatan from an embedded member of the society. Kristine Ellingson provides both keen insight and observations that could only come from a foreigner and details and explanations that could only come from a local. If you want to understand the Mayan people, buy this book- "Mexico" Mike Nelson, author of Live Better South of the Border and Modern Mexico Through the Eyes of Modern MexicansÂ
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If you are interested in Yucatan Travel or the culture of the Mayas, Tales from the Yucatan Jungle: Life in a Mayan Village may answer some of your questions. Traveling across Yucatan from Cancun to Chichén Itzá and Uxmal, do you ever wonder: who are these people who live in the houses made of sticks and thatched roofs of palm fronds? How can these houses survive the hurricanes? What is the Mayan culture of these people dressed in their beautifully embroidered dresses who perform their traditional dances, sell their crafts, and serve you in hotels and restaurants? Do they still speak the Mayan language? (Yes, in some small villages, about 80% of the people speak the Yucatec Maya dialect, and for some, it is their only language: my mother-in-law Carmen, for example)..I thought I knew a fair amount about Mexico and the Yucatan when I moved here, but I had no idea how ill-prepared I was for actually living in this small community and in this family. Guests staying in our Flycatcher Inn over the years have always asked how I got here. As one woman wrote recently, "Thanks for writing the book. Like many of your guests, we wondered about the history of The Flycatcher Inn. How does a woman from Oregon end up living in a Mayan village, married to a Mayan man? Thank you for writing about your life and their customs." .The book started out as letters to my mother and a friend, trying to answer questions they had that had no simple answers. I found myself describing things that were happening here that I had never experienced before. I would go to the market and come home with fruit and Carmen would simply shake her head. In any language, I knew I hadn't done a good job. Did I know there were 5 kinds of limes, each with a specific use and taste? I had been told to buy "lima" and I came back with "limon". A lime is a lime, right? Wrong. The "lima" is very tart and since it was for a particular food dish, the "limon" would not work at all. On the other hand, "limon" works very well for getting stains out of clothes and cleaning ceramic tile grout. I came home one day to find the girls skating around the living room on limes cut in half, cleaning the grout!.Oranges aren't orange when they are ripe either, they are green. (So why are they called Oranges? They aren't, they are called Naranjas here. It must be us who are confused.) By the time they turn orange, they are all dry and pithy inside. Poor Carmen, what a poor hopeless daughter-in-law I was at first..I didn't know snakes could climb walls. I went to feed my caged birds that I had bought at the market thinking that I was "saving them", only to find this amazing lime green FAT snake inside the cage and no birds! The snake had gone up the wall, eaten all the birds and couldn't get out. I was so horrified that I released all the other birds out of their cages. Why didn't I do that before?.I didn't know dances started at 12 to 1 AM and lasted until 3 or 4 AM. I didn't know that school meetings would all be in Mayan once the teacher stopped talking. I didn't know I would have to make all the uniforms for the girls to wear to school. I didn't know most people here can't read nor write. I didn't know that you never buy meat or poultry from a supermarket because you don't know WHO raised it, nor what they fed it, nor WHO slaughtered it, nor WHO put it in the package and if they washed their hands before doing so, and how LONG it had been there! (Meat and poultry is bought fresh every day here.) It sounded like my mother warning me about buying in the open markets. What a different take on things..There is nothing quite as exciting as learning, nor as demanding, both for yourself and those around you. Watching Santiago grasp the rudiments of welding (and plumbing and electrical work) and go on to create most of our furnishings in the Inn, and make everything run, was thrilling for both of us. Watching the girls we raised graduate from Primary school, then Secondary, and finally Preparatory, was nothing short of fabulous, knowing they were some of the first to ever go this far in school. Watching their amazing smiles as they picked up their diplomas and awards, seeing Santiago so  proud of them all warmed my heart..I had much to learn about the Mayan gods they believe in and what an offering altar table should really have on it, and when, and why. Are you asking the gods to protect you, or your land and crops? Or are you giving thanks for past harvests? Is this an appeasement to the Alux, have you forgotten them lately? Are they a wee bit disgruntled because you have? Did you forget to put flowers on your families' graves, or fix the right foods on the day they died? Did you forget the Xtabentun or the candies and bakery goods that were Carmen's favorites?.My living abroad memoir, which includes 103 photographs, describes an insider's view. Your life changes rather dramatically when you marry into a Mayan family. You are not on a tour bus from Cancun looking in. You ARE in. You learn their Mayan beliefs, their superstitions, which spirits and gods are important to them. You come to know real Mayas in real homes, speaking their language. Not yours. You watch them make their intricate gowns stitch by tiny stitch, taking months to complete. You learn how to cook Cochinita Pibil the right way. Your whole viewpoint changes, and you fall in love with the people and the world all over again. Read it for yourself and welcome to our world..The book itself was a challenge to get into print. While the stories just seemed to float out of my hand, I wrote everything in longhand and then later typed the stories into a computer. When I started, there were no computers here, nor cyber cafés. Finally one opened in Ticul, and most of the book was put into print there, sitting at "my computer" in the corner where Marta always put me. Some parts literally made me cry while writing, remembering how sad or difficult that time period had been. Tears rolling down your face at the  cyber café are not cool! And all this had to be done in between reservation work for our Flycatcher Inn Boutique Hotel. Finally, we got our own computer and even an internet connection. But, there wasn't enough room on the computer for the whole book. During the proofing process with the publisher, I approved each chapter one at a time and had to delete each after approving it, to make room for the next, so I never saw the whole book until it was completely finished. I was on pins and needles waiting for it to arrive in the mail at the post office in Ticul, which took three weeks sent Priority Mail! (We think it goes to Panama and then back up by donkey.).Mexico. You have to love it. I do.
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Product details
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Sun Topaz LLC; 1 edition (January 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0975469185
ISBN-13: 978-0975469187
Product Dimensions:
5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.3 out of 5 stars
26 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
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What a marvelous little book! My husband and I live in Merida, and knew Kristine briefly a few years ago when we lived in Ticul, but she was so busy starting up the inn that we never really had time to talk. When I spotted this book on amazon.com, I thought it would perhaps be mildly interesting, but she in fact tells a story so captivating that it's hard to put down. She has successfully captured the life in the Mayan villages without even a hint of patronizing the people, which is so common among the gringos (and surely very irritating to her). Knowing something of her personal history, which she tells in the first chapters, helps a lot in understanding that whatever Kristine put her mind to would be a success - including this book. Thank you, Kris, for risking telling your personal story in order to share with the rest of us the mysteries of life in the villages that only you are in the unique position to tell. And thank you, too, for the good grammar and punctuation that help make it so readable.
I had heard on a couple of occasions that Kris Ellingson who I had known in high school back in John Day, OR had undergone a very significant lifestyle change and I wondered what had prompted it so when a FB friend mentioned seeing her book about it was available I added it to my Kindle, the second book by former classmates I purchased from Amazon in the last year. Having an inkling what Kristine was like as a teenager did not really give me much of an idea what to expect except that much of what her life became 40 or so years later was rooted to a solid early family life that I had a passing glance at 50 years ago. It was interesting to read her descriptions of her adopted lifestyle and remember the athletic and somewhat daredevil cheerleader from Grant Union High School years ago. Who knows maybe she'll turn up at the 50th reunion next month in John Day(49th for her) and I can get her autograph...hard to do on a kindle version but we could work something out. Four out of five stars seems fair for a work in progress book because Kris's remarkable story is still unfolding.
Talk about starting a new life in your middle years! This woman had it all in Oregon but did not let that stop her from moving on to what her soul beckoned. Loved her straightforward earthiness of telling her tales. My favorite was of her riding a horse barefoot. How she came to make a small Mayan Village her home and life touched my heart.
My yerno, son-in-law is from the same area as Kristine writes about. Her detailed accounting of the land, food, culture is right on. I loved reading this book, as it put me back in the Yucatan again. Life is not easy there, but life is enjoyed fully. Thanks for the adventure. Hope to hear more. AND, I'm going to visit someday soon.
I received the book at my office and made the "mistake" of opening it up just for a peek. Thus, my Friday workday ended early with me devouring Kristine's wonderful book of short stories. The flow and pacing of the book keeps you wanting more and interested where it will lead. I laughed, cried and relived some of our own travels in Mexico through Kristine's descriptions of her life and adventures living in a Mayan village. Her descriptions of everyday life and the culture of the Maya has opened a window on a culture I've only read about in the past tense. Kristine's commitment not only to her family but to her village is to be commended. She has found the right balance between honoring and preserving a culture and living in an ever changing modern society. Thus, it is no surprise that the proceeds of this book will go to create a craft center to showcase the talents of the craftsmen and women in the village. I can't wait to see the real people and places come to life when we travel to the area in the Fall.
Once I started on this journey through Kristine's 20 years living in a Mayan village it became impossible to put down.Each adventure that she embarked upon had me sitting on the edge of my chair anxious to know the outcome.This book is witty, informative, at times sad, exciting and often very spiritual, but always reflecting the love that she holds for her village and its people.It should be a must read for those who have a special place in their hearts for the Yucatan and for all adventuresome women everywhere.June[...]
If you've ever flown into Cancun and traveled a bit around Mexico, you'll see ruins and people very different than anything back home. But the typical tourist never gets to know what life is really like beyond a superficial glimpse into the lives of the friendly people that inhabit that land, even when traveling in the heart of the Yucatan. But the author of this wonderful book who married a Mayan man and has lived in his tiny village for 19 years, shares her insights and tales about the Mayan people, from beliefs about crop fairies to funeral rituals and cleansing ceremonies that she witness and participates first hand. A must read for anyone interested in the Mayan people and daily life in the mysterious Yucatan!
I stayed at Kristine and Santiago's Flycatcher Inn twice and enjoyed every aspect and moment of my time there but I had no idea of what went into the creation of this very special B&B. Kristine relates the history of that creation, along with that of hers and Santiago's, at a brisk (almost breathtaking) pace. I was captivated from the first page to the last and hated to come to the end of this well-told story. In fact, as I reached the final chapters I put the book down for several days to delay that ending! Kristine is an accomplished writer with a fine attention to detail that brings her village and her long experience there to vivid life. I'm looking forward to my next visit now that I've been taken to yet another rich level of understanding of the Yucatan I love.
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