So after Alex, Michael, and I made a pact to fast off of $.50 US dollars a day we learned that the neighborhood we were delivering goods to was actually the Tamale capital of the world. We were devastated that we could not wind back time and make our pact after dinner. Yet, we decided to put all of our money together, $1.50, and was the lady what we could buy. It turns out that we could buy 5 tamales (with a sixth for free). Oh boy, we relished our tamales, cutting them into little pieces to make it look like more food. Yet we were still a little hungry. I was just through concocting a plan to persuade the kind ladies to donate some more tamales when one of the women came by and dropped two gigantic tamales in front of our eyes. Try and explain that...
Leaving for Saltillo in the bus, I stole a short moment to peak my head out of the window to say goodbye to the city that had been so good to us today. Looking across to the hills in the distance I watched as distant lights danced across silhouettes of hilltops like moving breathing lanterns in the still evening air. Upon leaving this city I am content from a good days work but eagerly anticipating the next step of the journey. It is hard to stay present when there is so much ahead of us. So many miles, opportunities, and challenges lie before us. Each with their own purpose, fulfillment, and revealing wisdom. I can only hope that I am able to take a moment and reflect, to be still, and to allow the full weight of this experience set in.
Gregorio
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