Marta - Mexican heritage & U.S. citizen -
Marta is a delightful lady trying to eek out a living while taking care of her mother. When mom was in the hospital there were no gauze nor needles etc. to clean and renew fluids to her mom. They had to go out & buy them. But for the rich & foreigners - yes they´re available!
Marta asks why Americans are so afraid to come to Mexico. Drug shootings are not here, rather in border towns. Business is way off; Canadians are the big group here.
Mar from Ronda in southern Spain -
Mar is a lovely young lady studying in Seattle and here for a break. She is complimentary about my Spanish as we converse first in Spanish and then English. I´m beginning to think that Spanish speaking people are not used to English speaking people attemtping to speak Spanish - the compliments are frequent. Exaggerated to be sure!
Tony from Ottawa -
Tony, a BIG man, is about my age & on his own here. Like me he is very close to his daughter. Unlike me! He's been married four times. He has difficulty walking but does it several times a day for exercise. It's been fun having him in the hostel as we can appreciate many experiences from a similar perspective. One thing he just can't get is why Amricans are so scared of universal health care. Says Canada has had it a long time & it's great.
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