After a couple of days in the Big Bend area, I was beginning to forget that I was very close to the international border with Mexico. At first, it seemed like a big deal, and I spent a lot of time thinking “That’s Mexico, right over there!”. But as time went on, that line seemed less important. The communities I visited on the American side seemed very American, not foreign. People spoke English. And I didn’t see anyone sneaking across the border. The divide between the US and Mexico may be talked about a lot throughout the rest of the […]