Life of a Gringa in Mexico

: leslie_lagringa; March 23rd, 2009

Current Music:: none

Current Location:: Hudson, NC

Current Mood:: annoyed

Ok, i'ts Monday evening and i've checked in with my flight & I think i'm actually going to be on my way tomorrow. Don't hold your breath though, never know what will pop-up with my luck.

My flight leaves Charlotte,

Where was I? Oh yeah I was crossng the border into Mexico...

: leslie_lagringa; March 22nd, 2009

Current Music:: nun

Current Mood:: creative

Current Location:: still @ mom's, Hudson, NC

Lets see, I believe I had just crossed the border into Mexico on my first trip there. Yes that's where I was. The whole crossing the border had me a little stressed out and then to drive into the country and see the poverty, the living conditions, and the hopelessness on most of their faces. People were everywhere walking, selling their goods, sitting around, you name it.

What really caught me by surprise was one of the young guys coming up to our vehicle when we stopped at a light. He approached our vehicle jumped up on the driver side front tire and just started washing the windshield. I looked over at my ex to see what he was doing and he was reaching for ( Read more...Collapse )

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Dropping everything & moving to Mexico!

: leslie_lagringa; March 22nd, 2009

Current Music:: none

Current Location:: mom's: Hudson NC

Current Mood:: creative

Well let me start this by saying that I knew this day was coming but I never knew exactly when or how. I've always been the kind of person that has done things on a last minute decision, drop of a hat, spur of the moment thing. Sometimes it is hectic and stressfull, yes stressfull. But to me people who have things planned out through the day or through their lives are boring. They are never going to get to see what life is really about with all their schedules and itineraries. My mom tells me that I need to grow up. (My kids tell me too, they tell me that I'm a bigger kid than them, btw I'm 41.)

This actually started about 15 years ago when I made my first trip to Mexico with ( Read more...Collapse )

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Life of a Gringa in Mexico