I made it to Mexico! But it was a rough night last night. I stayed in Nogales, MX because it was cheaper than staying in Arizona and the bus was so late that if I stayed on I would have arrived in Hermosillo at almost midnight (not safe). The room I stayed in was not clean and the manager was offended that I asked for new sheets, but his daughters (9 and 2) kept me company by telling me the horror stories of awful things that have happened to people on that street. Needless to say, I stayed in the whole night and got up early to catch a bus this morning. Right now I´m sitting at the station that lots of people use to cross the border and there are tons of workers milling around and trying to coordinate jobs. I will arrive this evening in Los Mochis where I will get a train ticket to La Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon). Hopefully I will get internet up there, but no promises. I´ll most likely be out of there by the end of next week.
For the record, Santa Fe is one of my new favorite places. The art was great, food was amazing, and I couldn´t get enough time with Auntie Deb. We did a 17 mile hike with a 4000 ft elevation gain, Soleiana and I rode horses (and I fell off!!! again!), and I got to check out Taos too. Sweeeeet... hasta pronto!
Seguimos Adelante
"We continue forward"
About Me
- Alexandria Soleil
- Last October I arrived in San Salvador to help coordinate an international electoral observation mission at CIS, the Center for Exchange and Solidarity http://cis-elsalvador.org/en.html. I now coordinate the scholarship program for the Sisters of Providence. In return for a monthly scholarship, the 14-24 year old students participate in youth groups and do community service projects. My job is to hold all 60 of them accountable, lead the youth group meetings, and keep track of finances. I will report here the trials and successes of working in rural El Salvador. I also participate in solidarity work in Honduras. I attended a delegation with Witness for Peace http://www.witnessforpeace.org/. I was especially impressed by Radio Progreso, the only anti-coup radio station that has managed to stay on the air since the coup http://www.radioprogresohn.org/, so I will be accompanying them during the "elections" to be held November 28.
2 comments:
Hey Alex! I just read through your blog and it's way cool! That's so awesome that you made it to Mexico. I hope you have a great time. I'm in Honduras right now so you should check out my blog too if you get a chance!
Hey! Thanks for your commment- I was interested to hear what you have to say. It will be interesting to see what happens next. Had you heard about Honduras joining ALBA before my post? I haven't seen any of the American media talk about it at all, so I'm curious if people elsewhere in Latin America have heard about it.
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