“Put a poor country next to a rich one and watch which way the traffic flows. Add impediments, the traffic endeavors to flow around them. Eliminate disparity, the traffic stops. If Mexico were as rich as we are, we'd only be getting their tourists.” George Saunders The Braindead
“I paint flowers so they will not die.” Frida Kahlo Mexican Artist / Feminist Icon / Painter We spent two days in Calexico, California, before heading south to our final road trip destination, San Felipe, Mexico. Trying to navigate to numerous online
“For all the toll the desert takes of a man it gives compensations, deep breaths, deep sleep, and the communion of the stars.” Mary Hunter Austin The desert is what I hoped it would be. Endless silence, deep black nights, powerful sunsets, and
“Dropping my head back, I peer up at the sky. Topping three hundred feet, the redwoods seem to be omniscient, clairvoyant giants arrowing toward the heavens, overlooking the land. What do you see that I can't? Where do I go from here?” Suleika Jaouad Between Two Kingdoms
