Audio Conversation: Walking Across the Mexican Border

Hear us talk about our experience in Ciudad Juárez

Hi Zan, Hi Pa

Volume #10

February 10th, 2024

Dear Readers,

For this edition of Hi Zan, Hi Pa, we decided to try something different and tape ourselves having an in-person conversation about our recent experience crossing the border between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez in Mexico. We’ve included the 16-minute audio here as well as the transcript and some photos. This was a casual conversation that took place in the office of the rental home we shared in New Mexico for the past few weeks and was recorded on a cellphone—certainly not a professional recording, but hopefully an interesting one nonetheless! A big thanks to Juliana Merullo (sister of Zan, daughter of Pa) for lending her audio editing talents and giving us advice on how to best capture our conversation. Love the idea of the occasional audio essay? Let us know in the comments!