Estoy en la ciudad de México!
03.06.2014
Hola familia y amigos,
I have arrived safely in Mexico city by God’s grace! There were times the turbulence had me take the fetal position — thus warranting some worried stares from the ladies beside me — but the pilots tore through the winds and got us into Mexico city all in one piece.
The connection flight to Mexico City from Miami was a thrill! Looking outside the aeroplane window was like watching a roll of negatives slowly shifting from one seamless frame to the next. Everything seemed frozen, or nearly frozen — one second of change out there seemed like an hour of change in the plane.
Flying above Mexico City I was surprised at its vastness. Stretches of largely red and beige speckled buildings consumed the flatlands and tenaciously clung onto the sides of the mountains. I thought, it would take years just to get to know even a microscopic part of the city.
The airport is located in the heart of the east-end of the city, just a couple minutes away from John and Karen’s apartment. Pastor John(who picked me up) said it would take about an hour and a half in good traffic to get from one end of the city to the other. They live in the new China-town where the fresh wave of Cantonese speaking immigrants have settled and built up businesses. There are two Chinese churches in this area called Viaducto. Also, a must-know here is that there are only five authentic Chinese restaurants. -30-
