We arrived in Mexico City Monday evening after a three hour flight on Aeromexico. The flight was uneventful and fairly smooth so we weren’t completely beat when we arrived at around 18:15 and met up with my classmate for the 45 minute ride to the Radisson Perisur in the south of the city. Most classmates were already in the bar so we had a drink and a bite and got to bed early since the next day would be a busy one with a three hour boat ride and dinner at our friend’s home. One quick note about this hotel, and we didn’t know it when we checked in, but…

A week ago yesterday my cousin’s daughter called me to let me know that her mom had passed away, at age 61. This was devastating news, of course, but even more so because we had just reacquainted about 9 years ago when she reached out to let me know that her daughter had moved to NYC. She had seen on Facebook that we were moving to NYC and wanted us to get in touch. Shortly after we moved to New York, her daughter graduated from college and we all spent a great time celebrating her daughter’s graduation and being together. We spent a few more times enjoying the city, and…