The People of Mexico: Travel Gets Personal

Short bios of some of the wonderful people I’ve met in Mexico through Casas por Cristo home-building trips! Luis was a little boy I met on my first trip to Mexico. He lives in Acuña, and when we went back to visit him last time I was there he was staying with his aunt, but his mother said he still asks about me and about … Continue reading The People of Mexico: Travel Gets Personal

thexenophilelifeApril 12, 2013February 15, 2017Leave a comment

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Washington, D.C.

I went to Washington, D.C. in June 2009 with two of my best friends from high school. We were all about 16 at the time and very excited to be taking this trip across the country on our own! We managed to navigate the Chicago O’Hare airport by ourselves and arrive in D.C., where we were met by the Close Up Program Coordinators. The Close … Continue reading Washington, D.C.

thexenophilelifeFebruary 23, 2013July 20, 2021Leave a comment

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The People of Mexico: Travel Gets Personal

Washington, D.C.