Thanks, Libby! I love the close-ups of the historical pics.
About 10 years ago, after my first trip to Playa, my principal came to my classroom door one day and delivered a new student. She couldn't speak a word of English and was from Mexico. I was to "take care of her" all day, except when she went to ESL class! Much to my surprise, when I asked her where she was from she shyly replied, "Playa del Carmen." I was amazed! Her father had been a fisherman and her mother left him with 5 kids in tow to come to the States. I have no idea what brought them to our town, but within 6 months, little Brenda was fluent in English and had completely transitioned into our culture!
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