Seriously, I am so thankful for America and Texas where you can pull into a whataburger and casually wait in line behind a man in spurs. Oh the little things. I'm also thankful for wifi and the 3G network making these plane layovers and 2 hour drive home not miserable.
Obviously it was an epic failure on updating you daily with a picture, and frankly it was a fail on the pictures in general. I didn't get so artsy fartsy as I had originally dreamed and ended up just documenting my trip like a normal tourista. But have no fear I will let you see them some day soon, not tonight though, I'm exaughsted and want nothing more than a puring cat, my cozy bed, drinking tap water, and seeing the people I love. (besides my parents we are all good on the family time haha).
Anyways I wanted to point out to everyone something that's absolutely obvious but that is so easy to ignored. BE THANKFUL. By getting out of my little bubble of a community, and the country I was put into seeing some of the wealthiest people I've ever seen, and some of the absolute poorest. FACT: in Mexico the average wage is $5 a DAY not an hour, a day a whole 24 hours of scrubbing floors, serving people, driving taxis etc for 5 dollars (or 55 pesos). I will be the first to admit I'm one of the most simple minded people ever, I'm spoiled, I'm an only child and can't wrap my head around not getting my way, I've been given everything I've ever needed in life and then some, and most importantly I have absolutely no idea what the value of the dollar is because to some people that's hours worth of work. It's a terrifying realization, but I think its supposed to be because with out being scared silly we would never be grateful. So give thanks, even though it's not the holidays, or some other important time it should be a daily occurrence for all of us.
Over & Out
Pictures to come
