La Ultima Semana...

Well it is my ultima week here in Irapuato. I spent much of the weekend running around getting stff done to prepare to leave. I am doing my best to take advantage of each and every opportunity this week.

I have been doing my best to chat with as many migrants as possible. I am very interested in their stories about their trips, their lives back home, and their hopes for the future. These past couple day I have been blessed to have the chance to speak with a number of fellas.

I´m sure that they would not mind, but I did not want to take pictures of them directly. Instead I took pictures of their things. This backpack has been with this man since Chiapas when he departed one month before. He and un amigo he met along the way (his bag below) have been walking most the way. At this rate it should take them another two months to hit the states... I passed along a map of Mexico along with a list of English words and phrases that might come in handy for them.

The first question they asked me when I approached these two fellas this morning was "¿tu comiste?" (Have you eaten?) I was handed a quesadilla and a jug of pineapple juice before I could even answer. Another group I talked to offered me cigarettes and a shot of tequilla. It is incredible how despite their situation, the migrants I have met are some of the most hospitable and genuine humans I have ever experienced.

Alex, mi mejor amigo and helper in the garden. This kid is awesome. I am going to keep in touch with him through email. He does not come to the English class in Val because the walk is a good twenty minutes however I have been giving him the lessons and he already we are usig words in English while we work.


In Guadalupe all of the adults of the town came together to discuss a water problem. There are families that are not paying the water bill (because they cannot afford it. It is less than $2 a week...) Anyway they are working out solutions. The women were a very active part of the conversation as well.

The daily bus to Val. There are four drivers and they are all super friendly and eager to talk.

Pretty. During my bike ride home from Gudalupe.

Irapuato is the Strawberry City. Along the side of the road there are hundreds of vendors selling Fresas con Crema and all sorts of other strawberry related items. But this store went above and beyond. Wall to wall strawberry jams from regular to strawberry chili. Neat and real tasty.

Sorry. I am saving my pictures through this blog and I really really like this bike.

Ok, I will try and get one more post in from Irapuato. Take care all and thank you for reading!