USD Magazine Fall 2006

BACKGROUND PHOTO BY TONY ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES

[GUANAJUATO] When I arrived here, I was very excited, like when you’re walking along a sidewalk and something in your stomach lets you know there’s someone or something waiting for you when you get to the corner. I wanted to stop time and capture everything in just one moment. I walked along the streets and saw tons of people — vendors, tour guides, tourists. I then took a bus to Paracho, Michoacán, a place that is well-known for guitar crafting, and I spent three days there before traveling to Ahualulco de Mercado, in the state of Jalisco, the city where I was raised. My grandmother lives there so I got to see her every day. My sister and I visited some ruins that were found in a city that’s 15 minutes away from Ahualulco. Overall, the trip was fun, interesting and exciting. I learned so much about Mexico in just a couple of weeks, and I hope to go back one day in the future. — Carmen Gonzalez ’08

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