In my Tuesday post, I was pretty enthusiastic about the progress that has been made in the Tijuana area. I don't want to give anyone the impression that the job is over. The city is still much in a state of transition from third-world conditions to a more contemporary economy and associated lifestyles.
There was a big traffic jam on the main highway today between our work site and the Posada where we sleep, so we took several back roads to get there. We drove on miles of roads that haven't been paved yet, which was like skiing on moguls. It's amazing that smaller cars don't get quickly destroyed by the roads. It rained every day this week, so the potholes were full of water, and you couldn't tell how deep they were. Luckily, our rental van had pretty decent shock absorbers.
We also passed miles of houses that resembled those we saw years ago. Some are made of sheets of corrugated metal, some made from garage door panels set on end, house doors nailed to fence posts, any kind of debris that could be stuck together to make shelter. We also passed a few neighborhoods with ten or more four story buildings that resembled apartments or condos with balconies. There are still hillsides being flattened and prepared for new factories, miles from place currently occupied.
People are still moving north. People still need a place to live while they look for work, and a place to fix up once they can afford it. An example is our client this year, Marcos, who has a job, is living in a camper, and building an Esperanza home beside the camper. It's unlikely that he'll be able to return to his wife and kids in the U.S. so he has to make a place decent enough for them to come visit him on the weekends. Esperanza continues to find such people, and needs caring citizens in the U.S to help them in their effort.
John Muskopf
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