Mexico, I've got questions for you.

Written by Bessie and Kyle about Mexico. Feelin' thoughtful
Bessie_thoughtful
So Kyle and I are headed north through Mexico from the Guatemalan border.  We're spending Semana Santa (literally Holy Week, aka the week of Easter) in Puerto Vallarta with Kyle's aunt and uncle, Susan and Dan, who live and work there 4 months of the year.  So that means we're taking the next 3 weeks to explore as we head north through the large, southern neighbor of the US, and we'll take another week or two to explore heading back south into Central America.  

That added up, we're in Mexico the next 4-6 weeks, and we're both stoked.  I, for one, have a lot I want answered from Mexico.  I feel like I "know" it well having lived much of my life in Chicago, where Mexicans make up a chunk of the population, and from my years of studies, but there's so much more I want to know.

Mexico, here's what I wonder about you:
- Are mariachi bands for real?  Do dudes really walk around in crush velvet and sparkly outfits with enormo sombreros playing feisty music?  
- Can I find burritos that taste like Chipotle's?
- Are there lots of chihuahuas there?
- Does all mole sauce taste like burnt pooh?  If so, why do people like it?
- Do Mexicans fly as many flags in their country as in Chicago?
- Do any Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo the way Americans do?
- Do people really take siestas mid-afternoon in the streets like I've seen in paintings?
- Can someone teach me the Mexican Hat Dance?

Hopefully, I'll have this and a whole lot more answered about Mexico a month from now.  If there's anything you want us to accomplish or explore for you, I'm open to requests.

Mexico, I've got questions for you.

Written by Bessie and Kyle about Mexico. Feelin' thoughtful
Kyle_thoughtful
Mexico, I have some questions for you, too, and I don't want to hear any wishy-washy answers.  I want the truth! (Jack Nicholson: "You can't handle the truth!")  Note: my questions are distinctly more naive as I am a native of Kansas, where there were about 2 people of Latin American decent that I grew up with.

1.  Is there tequila that doesn't make me regret my decision to drink it?
2.  Would Pancho Villa have been killed if he were more conspicuous? (ie. had a smaller mustache and a smaller hat)

Pancho Villa


3.  Is there a town that looks anything like the one in Three Amigos?  If so where is it?
4.  What exactly constitutes a plethora?
5.  Can someone explain the Day of the Dead thing?  I understand it, but I don't.
6.  Did you have anything to do with Menudo?  I hope not.
7.  Why do you let MTV come down there and shoot Spring Break shows?  Really.  Please stop them. 

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