Vicariously living 45 days through me

Pirámide de la Luna

I arrived in Mexico on Tuesday May 24th, 2011. What follows is my experiences, memories, and photos of the next 45 exciting days of my travels. I was inspired to write this blog by a movie that I saw prior to leaving for Mexico. The name of the movie is The Art of Travel and I highly recommend watching this movie. One of my favorite quotations of the movie which still gives me goosebumps when I read it is as follows, "Mastering the art of travel is not accomplished with practice or talent. No school will give you a bachelors degree in not getting shot while backpacking through eastern Africa. Or in avoiding Montezuma's revenge on your trek through Mexico. It's a way of life. Unknown to the majority, it's almost impossible to convey to your friends back home over the course of a single conversation. It's more of a feeling, it's the excitement I experience the night before a trip. The high that comes with booking a one-way train ticket to a place I've never heard of. It's the little things that so often go unnoticed." I hope to feel the thrill that the narrator describes and to come back to the US with memories that I will never forget, an enriched knowledge of the culture of Mexico and tales that will inspire other people to get out there and go somewhere outside their comfort zone. I hope that you enjoy reading about my travels in Mexico and that you can live vicariously through me for the next 45 days. 

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