We walked across the Bridge of the Americas from Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, Texas yesterday. It’s crazy to think about how easy it is for some of us, and how difficult that journey can be for others — depending on what side of the border you were born on.

Afterwards, we drove up to El Paso’s Scenic Drive Overlook to take in the two cities, but that view just confirms that they’re really one big sprawling place, conjoined and dependent on one another, but divided by an arbitrary line in the sand.

Melissa L.