Coti Patino was a babysitter for me for a very long time. She heard that we were going to Mexico, so she invited us to go see her family in La Laja. This was important because her family has been a part of my life for about 9 years, ever since I was 4, so, visiting her family in Mexico was a big thing for me.
Her family lives in a little town named La Laja, which is right next to Celya. La Laja was about an hour drive from where we were staying in San Miguel. On the way there we noticed that there were a lot of big rocks in the middle of the road. I guess a construction truck spilled its load. We finally got there and were greeted in by Coti’s family and sat down with the gifts we had for them.
The dinner we had was amazing. We had some rice and noodles with a main course of chicken and mole. Mole is a chili sauce made with non-sweet chocolate. Man, was it spicy. Mole is often served at celebrations such as weddings, quinceaneras and other holidays. So, the thought of them serving us celebration food made us feel good and special.
After the meal we talked a little bit about how Coti lives in Chapel Hill and the other half of Coti’s family lives in Mexico. We understood that they came to America looking for opportunities of which there are not many in La Laja. After that big conversation we then we decided to go home. We had our farewells, then began the long trip back to San Miguel full of good food and the kindness of good friends.
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