So for those of us planning a senior trip to Cabo, this year has not been the most ideal. As if the drug war wasn't enough, now we have to hear about this Swine Flu that is plauging the nation with a death toll of already 150. It seems that everyone got the hint about this disease way before I did, which definately sucks for me because I just found out that the trip I was so excited about for 7 months might not even be happening.

Flu's Severity Studied

The World Health Organization raised its pandemic threat level from 3 to 4 on Monday - two levels below a full-scale pandemic - in response to a unique virus not seen in pigs or humans before. A look at what is known about the virus.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2009/04/29/GR2009042900197.html?sid=ST2009042900988

So... I guess we'll just have to wait and see. But I think no matter how bad I want to go to Mexico, the government might not let me.

"The U.S., the European Union, and other countries have discouraged nonessential travel to Mexico, Cuba has banned flights to and from Mexico and Argentina has suspended flights arriving from Mexico."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-G1kSAM9yaH00eBrXD2S5s-3ZhgD97S50CO1

I'm starting to get a little worried