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Mexican revolution (1910-1917). : Young
“[He] believe this country can Mexicans seem to
change, people can get better look to the future
salaries.” [sic] air nipre
Zuiriga admires philoso- _ °Ptimism than their
pher Friedrich Nietzsche’s ideas. Canadian
“[A] human being has got the right COUNterparts.
to be whatever they want to be. Despite the ,
There is no such thing as [abso- problems withia
lute] good or bad. Everyone must the country, they
hon a helance.” talk about things
Youth is the same every- being better than
where. Most laughingly reply that they used to be,
their hobbies are “partying”, about the chance to e
“smoking dope” or “sex.”’. To no accomplish things 3
surprise, soccer is a common in the future. <
passion. Ricardo Z
Ricardo’s mouth slides takes a pull off his a
into abroad smile. “Ilike to drink  “!8arette and i g
makes a sweeping a

beer and relax.” Moments
later, though, he stops me
in mid-question and
admits that one of the
great loves in his
life is his work.

Most Mexicans I talk to ~
feel they will achieve a better
standard of living than their
parents. Ricardo says, “My pop
didn’t have his own business, I
will.”

   

   

gesture at the dusty, Working hard in the high season: Beach activities
planner Oscar Blanco oversees volleyball game

hand-lain stone
streets. “SO years
ago, there weren’t [paved] roads.
here... Now I have a chance to
make money and have a good life.”

 
 

else,

T’m 100% Mexi-

Zuiriga also speaks of the
ce of “getting people to
ve vision. Not only dreams, but
vision. And vision comes from
desire.”’ Like young people
everywhere, Mexicans have desire
and, despite all the problems
within the country at present, they
have a refreshingly positive vision.

 

  
  

 

 

100% Mexican - Joel Zuiriga ;

 

  
  

 

Pausing men
to size up a Oscar feels that Mexico .
deeply will survive economic problems. I
bronzed think in ten years we are going to x 1)
tourist and his © 4 Very important country.” Pepe
wife that look  &XPresses the same optimistic :
as if they’ve a. oe day is getting
tter and better.” f
=a plenty _ When asked if they loved
oe = erspectives
condos, would
Zuiriga rather
con- 7 live
somewhere

photo by Kevin Sallows