My group and I did the Mexican Drug War.  We started out splitting ourselves into smaller groups and then creating a focus between each of us that would come together at the end, which proved to be harder than we thought, but a good learning experience.  I really focused on the media, especially between the US and Mexico.  What I tried to convey was how the media plays such a large part whether it be about the US/Mexico relations in general or how drug cartels are advancing and using social networking capacities.

When my first group meeting happened, I was pleased to find out that there were Spanish speaking members, and this influenced me to try and find articles that wouldn’t be so one sided as they were able to read both the US and Mexican point of views. I found my articles searching for recent online newspaper and books that would give me an insight into what has and is happening.

What I noticed that repeated throughout the weeks, was the huge death toll and this is something that never stopped. As I said in one of my blog post, there have been more deaths in the Mexican Drug War than the US lost in the whole Vietnam War.

From this project, I really learned that working together on such a huge topic can prove to be a lot more difficult than planned but this helped me become a better team partner. I’ve read all my group posts and found it interesting to see the different approaches and articles people found. I think overall, we were able to produce a successful blog that is interesting to read not only for our group but for the class as well.