I´ve been here in Southern Mexico for a few days now. I´m staying in a poor village called Zacatepec. It´s pretty much located in the middle of nowhere.
Life here is completely different. Everything is in the early stages of development. I guess you can say things are old school…like really old school! Kids walk around bare foot on gravel roads. There are few paved streets. Houses are made from brick with small openings in the wall that work as windows. Bugs and lizards can crawl in anytime they wish. When the sun goes down dogs roam the street barking and attack anyone they see. Indoor plumming is very rare. Showers are taken outside with cold water, behind a concrete wall. Flies fly around your food while you eat and the water you drink comes from the river. The restroom…let´s just say it´s not like it is back in California.
Life here is a struggle. Like I said, I´ve only been here for a few days but the things that I have seen are changing my life! I appreciate how great we have it in America. Although the lifestyle here isn´t the best, I am glad to have come. I am learning things that can not be taught be in school and I am very grateful to be here.
I wish I could stick around longer and write more but the shop I am currently in charges by the hour to use the internet. I would like to take pictures and share them with you but my camera broke.
