Hello again! High school got out yesterday, so now's a good time. We'll leave in a week. Larrana said she couldn't bear to leave María behind, so she'll bring her with us. I have to recalculate a few things, like money, food, and water. I invited Andres to come with us, but he seems to think he has a life with his street gang. Oh well. At least he let us "borrow" two bikes. I'll miss you, my brother!
Mex$1,852.58 (money I saved up)
- Mex$740 (for food & water)
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Mex$1,112.58 left for bus fares
Mexico City - Tampico = 27 hours biking
Tampico - Ciudad Victoria = 3 hours bus ((284+284+284) Mex$852 for bus tickets)
Ciudad Victoria - Ciudad Río Bravo = 15 hours biking
Ciudad Río Bravo - McAllen = 7 hours walking
14 hours of sleep
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Aprox. three days, or 66 hours
Mez$1,112.58 (remaining money for bus fares)
-Mez$852 (bus fares)
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Mez$260.58 (leftover money)
-9 water bottles (or a gallon)
-Tent
-Three blankets
-Two cans of corn
-Two cans of beans
-Two bags of dried jerky
-Twelve chocolate granola bars
XOXO, Clara
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Home of the Brave
Short StoryImmigrants are often viewed as waves of unwanted citizens. You don't see their faces or hear their stories. Read from the journal entries of Clara, a sixteen-year-old crossing Mexico at an attempt to cross the U.S. border with her friend Larrana and...
