It's said travel is broadening, but oftentimes so is sitting in a chair in a classroom on a college campus. Today minds were broadened by a little party we threw on campus in observance of Mexican Independence Day.
We didn't fire pistols in the air, just watched a PowerPoint presentation, listened to a couple talks, examined brightly colored handicrafts and sampled traditional Mexican refreshments.
The event was attended by several prominent members of Lake Havasu City's Hispanic community and hosted by beloved local icon Bertha Nyboer. MCC instructor Angelina Ortiz contributed a Mexican punch flavored with jamaica, or hibiscus blossoms, and displayed some beautiful traditional costumes she had made herself.
Far from dry, the history lessons about Father Hidalgo, "El Grito" and Colonel Augustin de Ituribe, first emperor of Mexico, were fascinating. It does us good to be reminded other countries have compelling histories, too, particularly our close neighbor to the south.
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