On September 26, 2014, 43 student-teachers from a rural teaching college in Ayotzinapa, Mexico commandeered several buses and traveled to Iguala, a neighboring city, to protest a conference hosted by the Mayor of Iguala’s wife. During their journey, the students were intercepted by local police, taken in to custody, and turned over to Guerreros Unidos, […]
Language
Key Phrases for Any Travel Destination
One of the largest obstacles to overcome when traveling is the potential language barrier between you and your hosts. Though most guidebooks come equipped with key phrases to aid in logistical aspects of traveling like finding the bus, they fall short when it comes to actually facilitating meaningful communication. While traversing the serpentine mountain roads […]