Welcome to my first post,
My name is Noemi Urena and I am a History Major. This is my third year at UCD and I have loved everything I have learned thus far. I am emphasizing in American History, but one of my favorite places to study is Mexico and its history. My parents are both from Mexico, but I have never had the opportunity to travel any deeper into Mexico other than its border city Juarez, Chihuahua (which is one of the towns that have been hit the hardest with the drug violence/drug war). The media’s emphasis on the drug war in Mexico is another one of the reasons that I have chosen it. We have been so caught up in all the bad things going on there that we forget all the amazing things that Mexico has to offer. Mexico is astonishing from the amazing ice volcano Popocatepetl to the floating gardens of Xochimilco. Also the Aztec ruins and how this civilization decided to build their main city on a lake (which is now slowly sinking). I’m excited about this blog and the things I will discover about Mexico. I truly hope you all enjoy it.
