Editorial

Happy New Year from all of us at Borderlandia!

At the beginning of 2025, I thought to share why we created this bi-national organization. 

The idea for Borderlandia came from a desire to share the good news about Mexico, and its wonderful people. Over the last decades, the American news media has been laser-focused on sharing only the negative aspects of our neighbor. This has led to the tragedy of many Americans fearing visiting our neighbor to the south.

To remedy this situation, we offer opportunities to visit, explore, and get to know the people and land through meaningful experiences, where guests can get to know Mexico firsthand. We see this work of cultural exchange as citizen-level diplomacy.

When we visit another country, we become representatives of the United States (or any other country we are from) to people who may never have the chance to know our country.

In every interaction abroad, we embody the "face” of the United States. Diplomacy—building good relationships between international neighbors—is not solely the responsibility of high-ranking government officials. It is a shared duty of all global citizens who travel to other countries.

We hope you’ll be a part of this mission with us in this new year!

Alex