You’ve done a wonderful job of capturing the feeling of traveling to a country where language is a barrier but it doesn’t stop connections from forming anyway. Loved your glimpse into Mexico in 1985
I always tried to convey the magic I saw in Mexico, or any other destination, to others. And it is not so much that they have to love it too, it is to embrace the experience.
I feel hospitality and tourism has opportunities to build bridges and understanding amongst people and places. No other industry has that opportunity.
I love it, Kay. That falling in love with a country thing, the weirdness and the wonder, the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Teotihuacan, Acapulco. You got the full Monty. I was at a travel conf in Acapulco around '84 and got sent to DF to do a last minute pitch to MNTC for an ad for the conf magazine. I hailed a taxi at the airport, had him wait for me at the monument. Hand to god. (he did). It was so different back then. Weird and wonderful--and the cliff divers. And that island? Our group went out there to a club and it was the first time I ever saw men w/ semi-automatics guarding the doors. Brave new world.
I love the "weirdness and the wonder" how true is that not only in Mexico but in any new place we choose to see. Curiosity enriches our lives in so many ways.
You’ve done a wonderful job of capturing the feeling of traveling to a country where language is a barrier but it doesn’t stop connections from forming anyway. Loved your glimpse into Mexico in 1985
Thank you Quincy. I did not know then I would have live in Mexico, not to mention live there for most of my life.
Mexico always has a way of rewriting our internal scripts. It’s those foundational journeys that turn hospitality from a job into a lifelong calling!
I always tried to convey the magic I saw in Mexico, or any other destination, to others. And it is not so much that they have to love it too, it is to embrace the experience.
I feel hospitality and tourism has opportunities to build bridges and understanding amongst people and places. No other industry has that opportunity.
I love it, Kay. That falling in love with a country thing, the weirdness and the wonder, the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Teotihuacan, Acapulco. You got the full Monty. I was at a travel conf in Acapulco around '84 and got sent to DF to do a last minute pitch to MNTC for an ad for the conf magazine. I hailed a taxi at the airport, had him wait for me at the monument. Hand to god. (he did). It was so different back then. Weird and wonderful--and the cliff divers. And that island? Our group went out there to a club and it was the first time I ever saw men w/ semi-automatics guarding the doors. Brave new world.
I love the "weirdness and the wonder" how true is that not only in Mexico but in any new place we choose to see. Curiosity enriches our lives in so many ways.