¡Hola! Marco and Polo here,
We'd just like to say that we are super psyched to be coming to you from Mexico for the next 8 days! Why you ask? That's a good question and a looooong story.
Once upon a time, in the fall of 2009, Marco and Polo were just teeny tiny freshman, it was back before we were even friends (these were dark times people, dark, dark times). Our department had a presentation by an optometrist (Polo's future boss and here on out referred to as Doc) who goes on a volunteer trip to Mexico every year. They spend the entire year collecting gently-used glasses which they then bring to villages in Mexico. They spend a week every year holding clinics for the natives around these villages; for many of these people, this is the first (and probably only) time they will see an eye doctor. We heard stories of how these simple acts of improving vision, improved lives and we wanted to be a part of that. Dare we say it, we wanted to See the Change.
Fast forward 3.5 years, one unbreakable (probably insane) friendship, some money saved (and spent), multiple parental freak-outs (we promise it's because they love us) and here we are. We're sitting at the hotel next to the airport waiting for 4:45 AM to roll around so we can go to the airport, get on a plane, fly to Phoenix, get on a bus, cross the border and arrive in the (rumored to be beautiful) San Carlos, Mexico.
So here's to hoping we have a safe trip, a great time and don't end up digging our own graves while two armed guards do the cabbage patch.... Don't freak out, it's a joke, sort of.... just watch this Psych episode promo-ed here.
Quédate un empollón (that's 'Stay Nerdy' for all you losers not going to Mexico),
Marco y Polo
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