I woke up good and early with the clear intention of not
missing an ounce of what I was set to do while I was in Morelia. I’d never been
to this tourism fair so in all honestly, I had no idea what the heck I was to
be doing in the first place. Since my approach of taking the day one step at a
time had worked for me in getting to Mexico, I decided I’d try the same
approach this day.
Traveling alone forces one to push outside of one’s own
comfort zone. That includes many things but this morning, it included inviting
myself to breakfast with some people I’d met the night before. They were gracious and
welcoming and small talk abounded while we discussed just what on earth we were
to do next as it related to the Cultural Tourism Fair. People who work in the travel industry, are
some of the most welcoming people I know. We’ve all traveled alone at one time
or another and we all know how great it feels to finally have someone to share
a meal with and share an experience with someone other than ourselves. We
managed to get ourselves to the Cultural Tourism Fair and we all went our
separate ways as we all had appointments
with different vendors at different times but decided to meet up later. Here I
was again, in a world of people who seemed to know what was going on and there
I was, a deer in headlights ( or at least feeling like one) wondering what the
hell? Sometimes, if you think hard enough that you are the bomb, you may
actually feel that way. I self-talked myself
into knowing just that and
introduced myself to every vendor I could possibly find. I learned all that I
could about Durango, Chihuahua, Queretero and many other fascinating states of
Mexico. I was inspired by what I learned and felt a great need to see ALL of
Mexico and as soon as I could . I’d fallen even more in love with Mexico and
I never even thought that was possible.
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| This is not my "friendly Morelia Tourism contact" but he was friendly and I did meet him in Morelia. |
My friendly Morelia tourism contact was always within a
stones throw in the event I needed anything and at the end of the fair, he
walked me back to the hotel and never once did I feel like I had no idea what
was going on because by this point, I’d figured that everything goes just as it
should. I’d made friends that just yesterday I was afraid I’d never meet. . .
and I knew somehow, that we’d be friends
for a very long time.
I met up with these new friends later on that day. We toured
around Morelia on foot as we really weren’t sure what to do so we decided we’d
explore on our own. For those that say Mexico is scary, I’d have to tell them
to stop watching the news. Yes, there are scary parts of Mexico. Yes, there are
drug trafficking problems. Yes, there is crime. Let me be the first one to tell
you that there are also, people going to work on a daily basis, there are
people getting married, children going to school, families playing in the park
together and there are tourists a plenty enjoying everything Mexico has to
offer to those who aren’t afraid. Life goes on in Mexico and it’s beautiful to
watch and be a part of .
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| In that pot was the tastiest batch of carnitas en salsa verde ever to cross my lips. |
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| Life goes on : a young girl celebrates her 15th birthday ( quincineara) |
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| Young dancers do their thing in the Plaza Cultural |
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| Alive and more than well in Morelia. |
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