Sojourning in Mexico

Over two years ago, I was presented with a unique and adventurous proposition, to join a diverse  team of forward thinkers and move to Mexico. After much thought and prayer, God opened doors, windows, and every possible outlet in my world, Kevin and I packed up some of our belongings including our two cats and we began our trek across the border to the majestic country of Mexico. It was no easy task, the seven months while we were getting our affairs in order, filling out countless immigration forms, traveling back and forth working two positions with countless responsibilities, training my replacements, saying farewell to family and friends, wow - talk about whirlwind of activity, but alas we made it to the land of the snake hunting eagle. The challenges were and continue to be somewhat overwhelming at times, there has been weight gain, hair loss, tears, and lots of stress. But has it been rewarding? Oh hell yeah, it has. I won't bore you with details about my amazing team of colleagues and my students who have wormed their way into my heart. Instead I will share with you this amazing trip I started today, leaving the sanctuary of our apartment in San Luis Potosí and hitting the road at 7 am to explore a long list of cities and towns throughout the southern part of Mexico to the Yucatán for 14 days. So far we have encountered lots of traffic due to the holidays, but hopefully tomorrow I can share about Puebla, our first stop. I have fallen in love with this country, the nature around me, its  people and culture and my goal is to disparage any misconceptions about Mexico with my witty words and artistic photos. So buckle in and vámonos!!