Day-trip to the Big(ger) city

Although Puebla is a big city - 1 to 3 million pop., depending on who you ask - we don't seem to attract the big names in entertainment, so for that we have to travel to Mexico City, or D.F. as it's referred to here.  Yesterday we made the trip to D.F. to see Cirque du Soleil's OVO, which is playing in the upscale neighborhood of Santa Fe.  Being in Santa Fe makes you feel like you're not in Mexico at all but some other well-to-do city anywhere in North America.  Corporate headquarters abound, and this is where you will find some of the best chain restaurants and a huge shopping mall with every brand name you could want!  I love Santa Fe for all it has to offer, but can't help but feel sad at the glaring disparity between Santa Fe and almost  every neighborhood you must pass through to get there.  I find that is my biggest struggle with living in Mexico...how do you justify the vast differences between those who "have" and the many more who "don't"?  It is definitely a gut-check each and every time I go to D.F. and always makes me evaluate what I can do to make someone's life a little bit easier while we live here.  It also makes me appreciate the blessed life that I have and never to take any of it for granted.  Being able to travel anywhere, whether for a day or for a week or longer is a real gift...if you are lucky enough to be able to travel - do it - enjoy it - be thankful - and remember that many people in the country you may be visiting may never have the wonderful opportunities you have been given, solely by the pure luck of where you are born - a random act of kindness to someone in a foreign country can be gratifying to you, but make a world of difference to them.  Travel thoughtfully :-)