mexican women

when i first visited here and then moved, i realized that not many white women are friends with mexican women. for three plus months this has proven to be the case. yes, i know some mexican women but it is usually just a hello on the street. today, "trini", who works up the street, and i see most days, opened the door to mexican women. i was across town checking on a friends house and trini was there. (fyi - she speaks no english) she lives across the street from my friend. i was telling her what was going on with the house i was checking on and she was telling me about how she no longer is working. we kept chatting and she invited me to see her house. we talked about the bargins she got at 'sam's club', her 'skye' tv and how she has both a washer and a dryer. (it was the first dryer i have seen down here, except at the laundromat.) she then picked up her sleepy grandson and we went to get her some tortillas for dinner from the little shop a couple doors down. we were chatting more about where we both lived and how in april i will be looking for a new place. she walked me around the neighborhood and introduced me to two locals that have apartments that may be available then. (for less money than i am paying now and in a cozy mexican neighborhood)

my whole point to this story... i have a mexican woman friend that speaks no english and i adore her. (i knew it when i saw her the first time.) i am thankful that on my 3 month anniversary in mexico, i broke a stereotype and confirmed a friendship.