How a Trip to Mexico Helped to Open Up My Mind

Traveling can be both fun and eye-opening

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My mom stayed with a family in Mexico City for a summer during college in the 70s. The memories and lessons she took away from her time there stayed with her for the rest of her life. My siblings and I saw evidence of it daily from the Spanish words and songs she often spoke and sang. She spoke highly of her time…