ZestD: Last being down there in ‘00, I almost didn’t get back across the border at Juarez/El Paso. My excessive melanin made me look like I was trying to sneak across (remember this was pre-9/11 and the requiring of passports) in a taxi, lol. After a thorough search of myself, the taxi and all my luggage, I was allowed to leave. Evidently my lack of Spanish linguistic skills and Idaho license weren’t enough.
Question: Can you speak a second language? And/or: Did you ever have trouble entering or leaving a foreign country?
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
excessive melanin made me look like I was trying to sneak across (remember this was pre-9/11 and the requiring of passports) in a taxi, lol. After a thorough search of myself, the taxi and all my luggage, I was allowed to leave. Evidently my lack of Spanish linguistic skills and Idaho license weren’t enough.
