Some thoughts about traveling and Mexico.
Some folks have asked for “worldschooling” advice.. I don’t really have any yet except: I’m so glad I packed my foldable yoga mat and Brita bottle with water filter. And I’m glad we chose this order for our journey: starting with the country that causes the least amount of jet lag was low-key, unexpectedly brilliant.
What I’ve noticed in Mexico: there’s a shockingly low amount of toxic male energy here. Maybe it’s the fact that the next president is (most likely) going to be a woman. Maybe it’s the fact that we’re in a neighborhood with so many cute couples and young love, maybe it’s the fact that we’re in Frida Kahlo Ground Zero— it just seems like a place where women are objectified less and respected more.
There are also a lot of thoughts in my head about the US being the economic colonizer of Mexico. Coming here with this nasty rhetoric of DeSantis and others saying there’s an “invasion” at the southern border, then seeing how much better healthcare, education, workers rights policies are down here, it feels to me like it’s only a matter of time before the “invasion” heads in the other direction.
