Mexican independence day is something I have been looking forward to since I got here. Mexican's are very patriotic and they are proud to be Mexican no matter what the connotation. It is different here than in the north where pretty much everyone wants to live in the states. I deeply admire their love for their country. Gillian, Stephanie and I went to Mexico City to celebrate in the Zocalo. They had a really neat light show on the Palacio Nacional which is a historic building where the leaders meet to make decisions. The president did the cry for independence just like Hidalgo did when he was trying to bring everyone together to fight for independence from Spain. It was very moving. It's weird, I have never been close to see Barack or George Bush, but I saw Felipe Caldaron, the president of Mexico. Pretty awesome stuff.
In the Zocalo with our Pancho Villa mustaches.
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