I don’t want to go to Mexico. No, let me rephrase that. I want to go to Mexico, but I don’t want any of the obligations waiting for me back at school. It’s my senior year and I’m burned out. I’ve always been involved with a million different things, but for some reason I can’t keep up with everything this year. I’m exhausted. A service trip to Mexico would be fun, educational, and rewarding but I’m not sure if it’s what I need right now. I think I need a real break.
There have been many reports in the media about violence in Mexico. Our dean of students even issued a warning about travel to the country over spring break because of the “drug-related murder and mayhem south of the border.” While the use of the phrase “murder and mayhem” seemed a bit comical to me, I’m hoping the e-mail will cause other girls signed up for the trip to back out so I can get my act together. Maybe then I’ll even start writing my thesis.
