Forget everything I’ve told you about Mexico for a second. Instead, pull up your romanticized image of it. Squat adobe row-houses in earthy pastels. A short woman in crisp black braids balancing a woven basket on her head. Cacti and food carts. Piñatas and mezcal. Welcome to Oaxaca.
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The thought of going to Mexico felt more consequential somehow than many of the other countries on our list. Mexico is our next-door neighbor and I was embarrassed I’d never seen it. Many of us Americans cross oceans looking for cultures different from our own, forgetting we have a gem so close by.
Continue reading…… and I wasn’t really planning to tell you about it. We went on a whim; the original plan was Tajikistan but the logistics weren’t working out and Ukraine seemed cheap and interesting. But now the decision feels eerily prescient, as if we knew it wouldn’t be waiting for us in its current form much longer, as if I was aware there would come a more opportune time to reflect on the experience rather than just facing a bout of writer’s block.
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Hi! I’m Maheen but my family calls me Mano. Jack and I are traveling the world together and I’ll be sharing my thoughts and pictures on this site. Thanks for stopping by!