Blogs from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, North America

The last 24 hours have just been a complete sensory overload for me. I crossed the Mexican border around noon on October 8th. But I should back up a little first and talk about how I got here. With Erin leaving to play Volleyball at World Master's in Sydney, Australia, I decided to make another epic trip on my motorcycle. I originally thought it would be exciting to ride to a warmer clime during our Saskatchewan autumn. I looked at Vegas on the map as a possible destination. Then I noticed something else: Mexico was right there, just an inch and a half south of Vegas. It would be silly for me not to go. So, as I always do, I began to search online to oversaturate my brain with information pertaining to Mexico. I ordered ... read more

Note: The details here are woefully lacking. Most of the group was at the 2nd site, and so I don't know much about what they did (except that they were working on a classroom for special needs children... painting, installing insulation, doing trim-work, and so forth). This was my third mission trip to Mexico and second with First Presbyterian. As with last year, we spent two days in-transit to Valle Hermoso with a night stopover in Texas. I was exhausted most of the way down... up too early... drive all day. By the end of the first day (and being on the road over 15+ hours), a lot of us were not, um, in the best of spirits. The second day in-transit was better as there was more to do... shopping for groceries at Wal-Mart, crossing ... read more