MX: Day 18

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So much has happened that I can't possibly keep up with this travel blog. This city has incredible sights and things to do, and I have gotten a different appreciation for Mexico than when I first arrived.

In the past week and a half we visited the famous Basilica of Guadalupe (shown above) where thousands of pilgrims come each year. We visited Coyoacan where Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo lived and worked. We explored the Bosque de Chapultepec and the amazing Museo de Antropologia. We explored the pyramids and ruins at Tenotihuacan -- I am in awe of the city these ancient people built centuries ago.

We went salsa dancing and have seen some amazing films and documentaries about Latin America. My eyes have been opened to the negative discourses that we are surrounded by every day in the US with respect to Latam, and I feel a bit ashamed that I haven't traveled here much during the 20 years I've lived in San Diego. Aside from Guanajuato, Costa Rica and now Mexico City, I have mostly seen just the touristy places (geared for gringos) of Central America.

Tomorrow and Friday we are organizing a day camp and fundraiser for an orphanage. We are reading and dialoguing a ton about poverty and oppression in the Third World and class inequities in the US. We are being encouraged to look at our choices which allow unjust power structures to continue to marginalize people.

It's heady stuff and I feel impacted by a newfound passion to do MORE.

I've made some great friends and professional colleagues. Also, the food has been pretty damn good. Here's an amazing Tortaria that we went to last night.

That's all for now. 

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