Quality Inn And Suites El Paso

... doen.

Charles en Kamala onze gastheer en gastvrouw van de warmshowerlist zijn prettig gezelschap.
Omdat er sneeuw voorspelt is blijven we 2 dagen extra en het gaat werkelijk sneeuwen.
Woensdag is het dan zover. We worden aan de westkant van de stad gebracht en fietsen 100 km naar Columbus

... and neon of the U.S.A and then to look out to the left and to see the sparse sprinkling of streetlights on the Mexico side. Staying at a Mariott Hotel which is evidently only 10 days old! The room we are staying in is lovely and the kids enjoyed a dip in the inside pool (although they said it wasn't particularly warm!).

... severely, and it became prohibitive for us to venture into Juarez very much at all. It is bleak and grim.

I'm writing this post from Iowa now since Travelpod featured one of my entries on Juarez on their "10 Most Dangerous Cities on Earth" post. That's brought lots of extra traffic here. We still plan to return ...

... My Chevy Avalanche was sent by ship and it sailed on the 3rd of January from Oakland. It should be waiting for us in Singapore. All our friends from England are having difficulties getting to Singapore since Heathroe Airport in London is closed today due to snow. Some will be delayed as much 3 days. We are looking forward to seeing all our many friends from our previous trips. With this blog we will be able to post a few photos as we go down the road. LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!

... stands at every crossroads...no touristic interest it just match with the name: el paso...we don't stay here we just pass...anyway i keep a good remenber on crossing the border bridge from US to Mexico, feeling of deja vu and cliche in the same time...

... When we moved here in December '07, we also lived with a volunteer, who subsequently returned back home. So now we live here alone, unless we're sharing the house with temporary groups of folks who come here to learn about the Border. I'll write about Project Puente's work another time. In the back yard is a little casita which is under renovation and will eventually--within weeks--become our new ...

July 13      Everything was much better in the morning and the hostel seemed much less creepy in the daylight.  Actually, it was very clean and had lots of good stuff like laundry, clean kitchen, big common room and a pool table.  But the hallways were still creepy and I didn't want to stay there again.      My bus to Tucson wasn't going to leave until 4:30pm which gave me time to do some exploring.  I signed up for the ...

... lovely. Good Friday: the Living Way of the Cross walked 2 miles through the streets of the neighborhood just north of downtown, beginning at the Cathedral of St. Patrick's. The church building itself was traditional and, to me, rather unremarkable except for the very shiny green ceramic or enameled tiled roof. I got to join the group of woman at Centro ...

... online... both my son and I read a little before we ended the evening... it was off the book title: RICHDAD POORDAD "What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money -- That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!" Awesome book... great message... if you have a chance to read it you will open your eyes to see what we learned in school was wrong. I better go by the mobility office to see whats going on with me... I will close for now... until the next entree..