The first time I went to Mexico, I went to Tijuana. I booked a flight from San Francisco to San Diego to visit my friends Kim & Ayo. I had 3 must-do's while in San Diego.
First, the warm beach, the beaches in San Francisco where I live are beautiful and cold. Even on the hottest day of the year, the Nor Cal Pacific is freezing.
Second, the French artist JR installed a sixty-five ft (20 meters) tall photograph of a toddler looking over the US/Mexican border that was visible in the town of Tecaté, CA and I definitely needed to photograph that.
Third, I wanted a stamp in my newly acquired passport. I quickly discovered that there is so much for those of us with US citizenship to learn about the US/Mexico border.
Kim and I took a car to the border and walked across the bridge into Mexico. We paid $10 for a taxi to take us to Playa de Tijuana. We walked along the boardwalk, had margaritas and I had my first mango in Mexico, which is one of my most favorite things to eat ever.
I didn't know that there was a wall separating the US and Mexico that ran into the ocean. There was lots of powerful art on the Mexico side, and I found my last name.
We saw some bands playing music, people playing volleyball, and teens after partying for a Quinceañera. These are some of my favorite photos from that day. They are all digital, shot with Canon.
