We really were in a whole new world crossing the border. You could throw a stone to the US its that close yet the difference in heat, smell, sounds and culture were so far away from the corporate America we had just left. The smiles on the faces of Mexicans were as warm and welcoming as the heat. The authentic music was a nice change from the hip hop beats of West coast rap. I took in as much as I could from this crazy busy border town knowing that one step down the wrong block I could find myself in the cross fire of a gang shootout. Two blocks in one direction and even the police wont go to the neighborhoods, 3 blocks in the other direction and it could be the police stopping us and rolling us for all our possessions. With this in mind we spent the morning exploring downtown then made our way back to the border to find a queue longer than the eye could see. 3 hours long to be precise in 35 degree heat!
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