Hello, back home! We began our eventful day with a morning 30 minute walk from our home away from home, our hostel! From our hostel, we traveled to the historic site Chicano Park. Chicano Park has a profound history, as it is an important landmark for Chicano citizens in San Diego. The Chicano community in...
Eight AM consisted of hojaldres and roosters. I awoke wrapped in both blankets and aromas, of the ocean, the humid island air, and, of course, the hojaldres. The smell of the hojaldres eventually pulled us out of our beds and down the stairs to where Louis was busy cooking. “My favorite breakfast” I commented, not...
On Monday, we went to a shelter to serve food to migrants, deportees, and homeless people in Tijuana. We got to speak with a few of them and listen to their stories about their journeys in reaching Tijuana. Afterwards we went to Maria’s office and got to ask questions to Haitian migrants, a deported U.S....