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Articles Tagged ‘Mexico’

Seven Airports Later…

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

So. Um. I know this is gonna come as a little bit of a shock to some of you, but… we’re in Tulsa, Oklahoma. How and why we got here is a long and complicated story, but I’d like to start it by saying that it looks as though everything is okay now. We’re both doing well and are, at the moment, wearing the new pajamas that Megan’s mom had lying out on our bed for us upon our return and sipping the Nicaraguan coffee that we hauled through four countries and two hemispheres on our backs. Things are looking up.

A few days ago, Megan started losing strength in her feet and legs. She couldn’t jump or run and was having a lot of trouble walking and couldn’t move some of her toes. Then it moved to her hands and she lost a lot of grip strength. We were afraid that if it kept getting worse that she wouldn’t be able to walk and then we’d be in the middle of Bolivia (we actually never made it there), days away from an airport or hospital screaming to the heavens for a little guidance. So, after talking with Megan’s mom (who is a nurse at a hospital and talked to several doctors about the situation) we bought tickets home. It took us three days of plane travel, six flights, and seven airports to get here. But last night we did. In the meantime, Megan improved enormously. She is not 100%, but she’s on her way. Thank the lord above.

Megan has had to endure alternating taunting and weeping about her condition at the hands of moi. So… she gets a gold star for that. Well, that and keeping her cool in a situation that looked scarily dire for a couple of days. She was super cool through it all, while I was the one freaking out (I mean, who couldn’t have guessed that one). So… add a cookie to that gold star of hers.

For those family members that were following the situation, thank you for all your good wishes, prayers, and thoughts. We felt them. And we’ll keep you all updated about what we’re up to in the days to come.

Much love,

Sarah (with help from Megan who got all crazy, scary sick and then got better)

Posted in Health, Peru, Transportation, Travel | 7 Comments »

Our First Off-The-Map Adventure

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

I don´t even know where to start. Just the past few days have given us so many stories… try we must.

Crossing the border from Mexico to Guatemala was a study in complexity. We hired a van to smooth the border crossing, having learned that the several steps necessary were not at all easily navigated. Boy, were we glad we did. Before leaving Mexico, you have to sign out. The Mexican immigration office is well-kept, the luxuriously wide roads relatively free of trash, and the people confined to buidlings or sidewalks. From there, you drive 4 km into Guate. The road narrows and fills with people, trash, and rain water. There is barely enough room for the van to pass through, and had our van not taken us directly to the Guatemalan immigration office, we might still be at the Mexican border.

We had planned on meeting Zil (our friend from college) in Huehuetenango, which is a small city that is off the tourist trail (compared, at least, to every where we´ve been so far). It´s far enough off the tourist trail that while arranging our transport, we had a difficult time convincing the van driver that we were headed to Huehuetenango. We ended up in a van full of people headed to hotter tourist spots like Xela, but Huehue was on the way and no one objected to our paying the same price for a shorter ride. Imagine our surprise when our van driver pulled up next to a tire shop on the highway, announced that we were in Huehue, and left us and our bags by the side of the road. Everywhere we´ve ended up so far has been accompanied by a Lonely Planet map… this was not. Half and hour later and $11 U.S. dollars poorer (a ridiculous sum in Guate), we found ourselves in Huehue. It was our first off-the-map adventure, but we made it through and met up with Zil that evening.

The next morning we found our way to a chicken bus (an old recycled American school bus) to Todos Santos. The trip from Huehue is about 20 miles, but it takes three and a half hours. The last hour of the drive is on a dirt road. Todos Santos is a very small Mayan Villiage full of people who speak Mam. All of the men and boys wear the same outfit of red striped pants and blue and white striped shirts while the women and girls all wear the same skirt and shawl. It´s pretty incredible. At first I thought it was like nothing I had every seen, until I realized that when you´re walking the financial district of San Francisco or Mid-town Manhattan, the uniform is a dark business suit. This one is a little different becuase it involves red striped pants… the idea is basically the same.

We´re off for a hike in the local hills — our map is drawn on a napkin and involves directions like ¨when you reach the place where it seems like no one should be able to farm broccoli because it´s so steep, turn right.¨ Thankfully everyone here seems willing to help out lost gringas on their way south.

Even though there´s so much more to say, we´ll have to cut it off here. Stay tuned for more.

-Sarah and Megan

Posted in Guatemala, Mexico, Transportation, Travel | 4 Comments »

Politics, Religion, and Coca Cola in Chiapas

Friday, October 27th, 2006

Do a google search of San Juan Chamula, the small Mayan town that we visited today, and everything you´ve ever learned or experienced about the stereotyping and demonizing of native people of the Americas will be on display. But ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in Mexico, Travel | 6 Comments »

In Which Sarah and Megan Watch Footage of a Placenta Being Burried

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Megan Discusses the Morning We just made it back to our hostel, hustling, as a gigantic rainstorm rolled in from the hills. Sarah has a sixth sense about these things -- I wanted to press on. Today was filled ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in American Identity, Mexico, Photography, Times When Lonely Planet Has Led Us Astray, Travel | 3 Comments »

Lost Days

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

San Cristóbal de las Casas is an impossibly beautiful colonial town tucked away in the mountains of Chiapas. Unfortunately, we didn´t get to see any of it today. We did, however, have a rocking good time last night. Yesterday started innocently ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in American Identity, Health, Mexico, Photography, Travel | No Comments »

Eat Your Bananas

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

As the daughter of divorced parents who lived five hours apart from each other during my high school years, I like to think of myself as an experienced bus rider. I was, however, unprepared for the glory of first ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in Mexico, Ruins, Transportation, Travel | 1 Comment »

Would you like some Zapatos with your Zapatistas?

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Our last few days were spent in Tulum, Mexico, a once important Mayan trading port and currently a huge hit with the tourists. In the late 19th century to early 20th century, Tulum served as the symbolic center of ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in American Identity, Mexico, Ruins, Travel | 3 Comments »

Size Matters

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Isla Mujeres 001
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I've ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in Mexico, Photography, Preparations, Travel | 4 Comments »

Isle of (Beautiful and Unbeautiful) Women

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

Boy, is this the life. We´ve been on Isla Mujeres, an island off the coast of Cancún, since yesterday. The first thing we noticed (independently of each other) was that every single person on this island is incredibly ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in American Identity, Mexico, Ruins, Travel | 1 Comment »

It starts… in Cancun!

Monday, October 16th, 2006

We have arrived in Cancun where the keyboard is only slightly different from the keyboard in the U.S. So every time I try to capitalize anything I end up typing a bunch of ¨<¨´s. Bear with me. We awoke ... [Continue reading this entry]

Posted in Health, Mexico, Times When Lonely Planet Has Led Us Astray, Transportation, Travel | 1 Comment »

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