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Since I’m back in Mexico, I figured this would be the perfect time to clear up a few things about safety in Mexico since there were quite a few comments about this in the previous Travel Thursday Flakes.
Here are a few helpful tips for staying safe in Mexico. These tips also work for many other countries as well.
-Don’t follow sketchy people into dark alleys.
-Don’t get super drunk and wander into dark alleys.
-Don’t wave around your expensive phone and flash your bling to everyone when walking around in a crowded market.
-Don’t ask locals and taxi drivers where the best place is to get cocaine and other narcotics.
-Don’t consider joining a gang while in Mexico.
-Don’t have sex with the girlfriend or wife of a cartel leader.
-Don’t decapitate a cartel member with a machete and hang his head from a bridge to send a message to other cartels they are now in your territory.
Simple as that. On another note, I’m living in Oaxaca right now, which is one of the safest places in Mexico because it doesn’t have any real cartel presence. I’ve also previously lived in Guadalajara for five months and never encountered any problems. I knew where the bad neighborhoods were located and never went there. Be aware of your surroundings. It’s also important to talk with local residents who can tell you which neighborhoods might not be safe (unless of course you want to look for trouble).
In fact the worst that has happened to me in Mexico was getting bit by a dog in Mexico City. I guess the dogs in Mexico don’t like me but the people do. I also have not visited some of the provinces closer to the US border like Sonora, Sinaloa or Chihuahua where the cartels are more present. Obviously I don’t really plan on going to these places anytime soon.
I will always encourage everyone to visit Mexico (especially for the food) but just don’t do stupid shit! Anyways I’ll talk more about Oaxaca next week. It’s a great place! Onto Flakes...
Frosted Flakes
Nebraska Sweeps MSU In Jenison Field House | Volleyball | Corn Nation
NU walks away with a road win, 25-20, 25-18, 25-23. Nebraska was there to take care of business. There was some fire in the celebration but it was mostly down and dirty. They were there to earn points, be efficient and win.
Huskers Ink Six Wrestlers in Class of 2020 | Wrestling | Huskers.com
Rated as the No. 6 class in the nation by FloWrestling, Manning is eager to welcome this group to Lincoln: “We’re excited about how these guys fit into the culture of our program and the goals they want to achieve,” he said.
Huskers Add Eight on Signing Day | Softball | Huskers.com
The group consists of two pitchers/utility players, five infielders and one outfielder, and come from five different states including Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, California and Arizona.
Huskers Add Nine Commits for 2020 | Soccer | Huskers.com
The Nebraska soccer team announced the addition of nine student-athletes for the 2020 season on Wednesday. The commits include Audra Clark, Gwen Lane, Sydney Marchant, Molly Quarry, Reagan Raabe, Katie Stoneburner, Lily Sturek, Lexi Thomsen and Elana Webber.
Nebraska Volleyball Announces Signing Class | Volleyball | Huskers.com
“We are very pleased with the caliber of athletes who make up our 2020 class,” Cook said. “We are adding three outstanding young women that will undoubtedly have a very positive impact on the Nebraska volleyball program. Kalynn, Anni and Abby exemplify what it means to be a Husker, and we believe they will represent Nebraska with pride.”
Huskers Post Rare Sweep at Michigan State | Volleyball | Huskers.com
The No. 6 Nebraska volleyball team posted its first-ever sweep at Michigan State’s Jenison Field House with a 25-20, 25-18, 25-23 win over the Spartans on Wednesday night.
Mailbag: Val Kilmer’s Batman, Football Optimism? Nebrasketball Win? | Sports | Hail Varsity
Hail Varsity staff members Mike Babcock, Jacob Padilla, Greg Smith, Erin Sorensen and Brandon Vogel tackle your questions about the latest news in Husker Nation.
‘No Tricks’ About Wisconsin as Huskers Offense Prepares for Badgers | Football | Hail Varsity
“They’re good. They play with high energy, [have] high-motor guys, so they can win their one-on-one matchups. They don’t necessarily have to blitz. They’ve got four or five guys that can rush the passer one-on-one and then when they do blitz, they mix it up. They’re kind of like our defense.”
“We’ll see, we’ll see. He’s kind of banged up and he’s working to get back and we’re just, we gotta play what we have,” Walters said. “We’ll kind of see game day, game time, what he can do. And, like I said, we’re gonna put him in the best situations to be successful, so we’ll just have to kind of wait and see.”
Martinez has been prone to second-guessing, to some degree, which Verduzco chalked up to a desire to be perfect. “Just play,” Verduzco said. “Play. We’ve done all the work we need to do from week to week, so on and so forth. It’s game day, go play, have some fun.”
Nebraska offensive line coach Greg Austin hasn’t fielded many questions lately regarding Cameron Jurgens’ snaps to the quarterback. Yeah, the quiet is a good sign. But it doesn’t mean the matter is totally under control.
Garrett Nelson struggled to get the words out as he described what was a simple and yet poignant scene when he arrived for practice Tuesday morning. The Nebraska freshman outside linebacker had a black jersey hanging in his locker.
More Sports
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The first concussion in the year of concussions was delivered by the right fist of a man whose name I either don’t know or can’t remember. You could say it was a mild concussion, and I always will, but many experts say that there’s no such thing. You have a concussion or you don’t.
Baseball and Belonging: The Anderson Monarchs | Baseball | The Undefeated
In 2018, according to The Aspen Institute, only 38% of kids aged 6 to 12 played team sports on a regular basis — down from 45% a decade earlier. Their rationale? Cost.
The West Eyes ESports Greatness. But Can It Catch South Korea? | ESports | Ozy
A Western team hasn’t won a League of Legends World Championship, esports’ crown jewel, since 2011, when Europe’s Fnatic seized the very first title. Since then, South Korea has dominated, capturing five titles between two teams: SK Telecom T1 and Generation Gaming.
For You, Mama | Basketball | The Player’s Tribune
In 2015 I moved into a new apartment that I really liked in downtown Minneapolis, not far from where the Timberwolves played. In the mornings, when the fog cleared, I could look down and see the Mississippi River. The apartment was big, but not too big. I made sure it had two bedrooms so when my mom and dad came to see me, they always had a room to themselves.
What I Read This Week
The Best Countries in the World: 2019 Readers Choice Awards | Travel | Conde Nast Traveler
For our 32nd annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey—yes, more than three decades—a record 600,000 registered voters weighed in on their favorite countries around the globe.
How ASMR Can Help With Travel Anxiety | Travel | Conde Nast Traveler
Once considered an odd, even creepy, activity, ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is shorthand primarily for a tingling sensation in the scalp. It’s activated by certain triggers like back scratching, hair brushing, fingernail tapping, and whispering, which ultimately leave the viewer feeling relaxed.
On April 16th and 17th of 2020, 100 volunteers will be able to stay with locals, work alongside them in repairing tourist attractions and share all their meals. They will partake in maintenance projects in the Faroese countryside, including rebuilding tunnels, repairing walkways and draining places that have flooded.
The council of the Croatian port will vote in December on a measure prohibiting the installation of any new outdoor chairs and tables in the Old Town for the next five years.
Airbnb pledges to verify all 7 million of its listings by next December | Travel | Lonely Planet
From 15 December, Airbnb will either refund or re-book guests into a different listing if their bookings don’t live up to company standards. In addition, it will include “better screenings” of high-risk reservations and launch a neighbor telephone hotline with live representatives to handle queries or concerns raised by people living near the properties listed on its platform.
A new 20-year agreement will see the restoration of wildlife populations at Matusadonha National Park in Zimbabwe, which stretches from the Matusadonha hills down to the shores of Lake Kariba.
The German Village Split By A Wall | Travel | BBC
The small farming community of Mödlareuth, located halfway between Berlin and Munich in rural Germany, is home to around 50 people and has just one pub. And yet it attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year.
What Happened to Myanmar’s Ghosts? | Travel | BBC
Burmese ghosts are more than two meters high, fierce and bulky, with enormous ears and tusks, and terrifyingly long tongues – and they make for obstreperous passengers.
Galin refused to store Viktor in the plane’s cargo hold on the eight-hour flight to Vladivostok. So he forfeited his ticket, and then took to Facebook to find a good Samaritan in Moscow with a cat that resembled Viktor, but weighed less than 18 pounds. That is how he found Phoebe, the cat that would act a Viktor’s body double. Galin then used his Aeroflot miles to book a business class seat to Vladivostok the next day.
What Would Mister Rogers Do? | Archive | The Atlantic
A long time ago, a man of resourceful and relentless kindness saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself. He trusted me when I thought I was untrustworthy, and took an interest in me that went beyond my initial interest in him. He was the first person I ever wrote about who became my friend, and our friendship endured until he died.
The Economics of Driving Seven Teslas for 2.5 Million Miles | Technology | Quartz
The company’s fleet of seven vehicles—a mix of Model Xs, Model 3s and a Model S—are now among the highest-mileage Teslas in the world. They zip almost daily between Los Angeles, San Diego, and destinations in between. Each of Tesloop’s cars are regularly racking up about 17,000 miles per month. Many need to fully recharge at least twice each day.
Minors on Instagram are switching to business accounts so they can see how many people view their posts, but they are exposing their contact details in the process.
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Pictures of deep-sea vents hidden below ice offer some of our first looks at creatures thriving in conditions akin to those on watery moons.
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In a Der Spiegel interview, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks about the fall of the Berlin Wall, why perestroika was unavoidable and the present-day relationship between the West and Russia.
Last But Not Least
Great ad by French car company Renault.
This is the first time I’ve heard of a therapy cat working at an airport.