casa vides mural

casa vides mural
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casa vides is one of 2 houses here in el paso that provide hospitality to migrants. one of my roommates works a shift there every friday and i have been going for dinner. i'm meeting amazing people with different migration stories. right now there is a large group of ethiopian asylees and an el salvadorean couple who are expecting a baby any day.
www.annunciationhouse.org/

my dad the dentist

my dad the dentist
Originally uploaded by josefina1.

during my parents' 2 day visit, we somehow managed to find ourselves out in a clinic in one of the colonias of juarez and dad ended up doing a dental proceedure (and i assisted-- it was just like high school!). it was great to see them, and i was especially proud of them as they asked how they could make their skills available during their vacation.

look-out tower

look-out tower
Originally uploaded by josefina1.

on our way home, we explored the mountains around ruidoso. this is from a forest service fire look-out tower at 10,000 ft. sarah's cavalier made it up the mountain like a champ!

glowing globos

glowing globos
Originally uploaded by josefina1.

we drove up to albuquerque last weekend for the international balloon fiesta!!

wine party

wine party
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last night we went to a wine and cheese party in las cruces. it was a fundraiser for the border servant corps. we're so glamorous!

the border

the border
Originally uploaded by josefina1.

after our hike, tess and i drove to the chain link fence that marks the border between mexico and the united states. i couldn't help but think back to a book i read a year ago... "The US- Mexican border es una herida abierta where the Third World grates against the first and bleeds. And before a scab forms it hemorrhages again, the lifeblood of two worlds merging to form a third country, a border culture."
--Anzaldua
i was standing on that herida abierta and i could feel the sharpness of the cut.

anapra, chihuahua, mexico

anapra, chihuahua, mexico
Originally uploaded by josefina1.

from the top of mt. cristo rey, we looked out over the desert. half of this photo is mexico and the other half is new mexico. the mountain is actually in 3 different states: chihuahua, texas and new mexico

desert hike

desert hike
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tess and i went on a hike up mt. cristo rey. here we are at the base of the mountain.

texas cowgirls

texas cowgirls
Originally uploaded by josefina1.

me and tess (another volunteer in the area) try out the cowgirl look.

community socks

community socks
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we live in intentional community! we share EVERYTHING!