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As the Honors trip to Guadalajara, Mexico, approached in January, I had already formed a number of expectations about the country based on past experiences, conversations, and media. Whenever I told people I was going to Mexico, the most common response was, “Don’t drink the water!” I wondered, what about showers? Could I breathe in the vapor in the air? In preparation, I braved a Hepatitis A shot and carried a prescription for the antibiotic Cipro at all times. A few years ago, I had briefly been to Algodones, Mexico—a small, notorious tourist-trap village on the border of Arizona—where suave salesmen desperately attempted to push their Chinese-made trinkets to unsuspecting gringos. I prognosticated similar experiences in Guadalajara. In all, I had accumulated various inklings of an exotic, yet beleaguered, nation. However, the warm climate, culture, and people of Mexico quickly dispelled such prejudices upon my arrival.
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