The crowing woke me first. Soon after the garbage trucks begam to rumble by, the dogs began to bark, the birds to chirp, and the music to play. Ahhhh, the symphony of Mexico.
Recently someone in one of my facebook groups posed the question, “Are their a lot of dogs in Mexico? I don’t think I’d like all the barking.”. Well, to that I say empathetically YES, there are a lot of dogs in Mexico and YES, they pretty much bark all of the time. But for anyone thinking only dogs will cause sleep disruption south of the border, it’s time to think again!
The symphony of Mexico is loud and varied. Dogs bark, roosters crow, vehicles rattle down cobbled and pot-holed streets, children play, and music often goes on until the wee hours of the morning. The culture of this country is colorful! The Mexican people fully embrace life and each day is a tribute to being alive.It is a sound we have come to love.
Always a good sleeper, I knew going in that the noises around me wouldn’t be an issue. Jim, a much lighter sleeper, had his ear plugs at the ready but has had no need for them. We have been relishing slowly awaking from a sound night sleep to hear the day waking around us as Jim smiles and says “oh yes, the symphony of Mexico”.
Now sitting in San Diego awaiting our camper repairs, we are finding our sleep disturbed. Freeway noise and power tools have replaced the roosters and dogs and our sense of “home” is feeling displaced. Soon, soon, we will be back across the border, back to the symphony we love.
Originally published at The Next Big Adventure
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I am Mexican, and if in Mexico the noise never stops, I live in the south of Mexico and I can say that it is even louder than the north of Mexico, just imagine 106 municipalities of a state each with their own festivities Daily parties of all the people surrounded very close to the nature with the noises also of animals.
Oh we've been there! We are now on month 13 of traveling around Mexico and yep.. loud for sure. But we do have to (most of the time!) appreciate the enthusiasm for life!
I wanna go to mexico i never bin!
go go go.. it's amazing
ok you da boss
I wonder, If this trump fellow builds his wall: How would that effect your relationship with mexico, as well as your relationship with the united states? Would it be harder to get to and fro?
I doubt it. He is a big talker to be sure but there is already a wall. Of course not on the entire border but a great deal of it. I'm not expecting much to really happen there.
YES. BIG Talkers.
Very egotistical and even sociopathic, those elitists.
lol
:)