Update: Mexico’s President-Elect
By: Triana Elan
I’ve recovered from my marathon. Felipe Calderon won the recount, but AMLO is going to take it all to court. There is a massive protest getting ready to happen in Mexico City tomorrow (Saturday, July 8). It’s going to be interesting to see what happens now…..I just hope there isn’t any violence. The stereotypes of Mexico are very obsolete and I hope that the Mexican people can maintain their cool and not get ugly over this. They are a beautiful people with a rich culture. Yes, there is an enormous amount of poverty here, but the solution to that is education and better infrastructure, not government handouts. Mexico is joining the world as a force to be reckoned with in terms of business, and it has for so long hung its head to the Americans.
I love living here because I can make a difference in lives. What I do (teaching English) matters. It’s great. I am here to help make a better tomorrow for Mexico, to help it rise from the ashes of its earlier existence as a Third World country. I want to help it help itself, not rely or depend on its government to make decisions for it.
I’ve seen enough of what has happened in my own country with new laws being made every ten seconds to protect us from ourselves. Mexicans are very resourceful, they are bright, and intelligence steered in the right direction can make miracles happen.
Here in the North, the people are heavily invested in making all of Mexico better. I’m standing with them.
Please, when you come to visit Mexico, don’t flash your cash around and act obnoxious. Don’t expect it to be like an extension of the United States. Come here with an open mind and the willingness to allow Mexico to be Mexico. And bring an English/Spanish dictionary! Be a good guest. Please.
Triana Elan is a middle-aged American expat living in Ensenada, Baja CA, Mexico. She is a professional freelancer writer, English teacher and English horse riding instructor. She maintains a blog about her life in Mexico which can be viewed at http://trianastreasure.blogspot.com/