News about Juarez, Mexico has been all over the world. It’s been said that it’s the most dangerous city on Earth. Some parts of me say its true, but I went there this past spring break and nothing appeared to be that harmful. The only thing that really popped out to me was the army soldiers patrolling the area pointing their guns at you, but unless you were directly involved in the drug wars you were not to be harmed. Rumor has it that there are random shootings and stray bullets flying around the border, but in reality, that is not true. You have to be either selling drugs or buying them to be harmed in any way.

So basically what I was told was that the majority of the newscast is false and they are only trying to say those things because it’s their job and they want to make money off of interesting stories. This really made me distressed. Since Juarez is a very run down place and nothing positive has been on the news about Juarez, Mission groups all over have been canceling due to fear of the violence. Do you know what this means for Mexico? Fewer houses are going to be built which means more poverty. Part of the reason why there is so much violence is because the Mexican government just doesn’t care so they let it fly for so long and eventually got out of hand. Going to Mexico was something that I will never forget and violence shouldn’t be something that should stop anyone. Just don’t get involved with the drugs and everything will be fine and dandy.

ps: dont listen to the news.