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Me mareo cuando estoy en las alturas, por eso no vuelo.

Me mareo cuando estoy en las alturas, por eso no vuelo.
I get dizzy when I am at heights, that's why I do not fly.
From Lesson 118:Present habits with when (cuando)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me mareo cuando estoy en las alturas, por eso no vuelo.

Why do we use the present tense estoy after cuando here?
We use cuando (when) with the present tense (like estoy) to talk about habits or things that are generally true. Since getting dizzy at heights is an ongoing fact or habit for this person, the present tense is the perfect choice for this rule.
Why does it say Me mareo instead of just Mareo?
The verb is marearse (to get dizzy). It is a reflexive verb, which is why it needs the pronoun me. If you just used mareo without the me, it would mean that you are making someone else dizzy!
Why do we use estoy instead of soy for being at heights?
We use the verb estar (here, estoy) because it expresses physical location. Even though being at heights might feel like a general situation, you are still talking about where you are physically located.
How does por eso translate to "that's why"?
Literally, por eso translates to "for that" (por = for, eso = that). In Spanish, this is the most natural and common way to say "that is why" or "therefore."
What is the infinitive (dictionary form) of the verb vuelo?
The infinitive is volar (to fly). It is a stem-changing verb, meaning the o changes to ue in the present tense for most forms, giving us yo vuelo (I fly).

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