The title of this blog is the English version of ITESM (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estuidos Superiores de Monterrey). When I first read the name in the CNN article about the killing of 2 Tec students, I thought "what is that? that's not Tec's name!" I guess I never translated the name ITESM into English... anyway.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/22/mexico.students.killed/index.html?hpt=T2
there is the CNN article covering the end result of what happened. I have friend that were at a bar called La Barca when this happened. Also another that was in a car driving by (he was about 40 feet away from the Militars). They said there was gunfire for about 15 minutes, then a 10 minute pause, then another 10 minutes of shooting. The drug dealers used fragmentation grenades against the miltiars. The 2 students, Jorge and Javier, both masters students on academic scholarships, were leaving from the library. They walked up behind where the car of drug dealers were firing from. It was the military that shot and killed the 2 students. *********The rumor is that the military took any ID's out of their wallets to avoid problems******* might explain why the initial news said it was 2 drug dealers who were killed and not 2 students.
Anyway, for those who read this, you will know that I am coming home. My parents have said that I am free to choose to stay here or return home, my choice. I know that if I stay my mom will be nothing but stress and I cannot do that to her. Therefore I will return to MI somewhere around Sunday the 28th of March.
Talk to you soon.
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Ian,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about the students that were killed. It has to be a very tough decision to leave an international experience like yours unfinished. Safe travels home. See you soon.
Hi there, I also go at Tec, different campus though, and I could not believe what happened when I saw the news.
ReplyDeleteThe situation here is pretty bad too, I'm from Torreón Coahuila, about 4 hours from MTY. I understand your fear and urge to go back home and I'm really sorry you got to see such an ugly face of my Mexico.
Hopefully things will get better sometime and you'll be able to safely come back.
Wish you the best.
Gaby V.
I understand you. This is not your country to fix, but perhaps you can help us by sending an email to Sostman and Bustani.
ReplyDeleteI got from their speech today, that they have settled for the governments explanations, and will stop any further formal complaints. I am most dissapointed, I trusted in their figures and they are just going to let this pass. Most awful. This was not out city, but the country has caught up with us. Miriam