A Todo el Mundo

So, we will be arriving in Guadalajara at about 6am on Thursday morning. We plan to spend two days in Guadalajara and then head to a city called Morelia. Morelia is about half way to Mexico City. Then on Sunday we will head to Mexico City and spend some time there. The first few days we will spend in a hostel, and then the last couple of days with some of Nate's "extended" family.

Right now is an interesting time to be in Mexico. Since the state of Tabasco flooded and was declared in a state of emergency, things have gotten slightly chaotic. People are starving and without homes and have turned to looting. The Mexican government has asked for help from other nations, but so far only NGOs have assisted. About 9,000,000 people have been directly affected and they are now concerned that there will be outbreaks of cholera, hepatitis, and dengue fever. I only bring this up because no body else seems to. When I talk to people about it, they seem to have heard absolutely nothing about it. It's interesting how when things happen here (or in the US ie. Katrina) they are automatically devastating, but when it happens in Latin America, no one really cares or even bothers to mention it.

*end of rant*