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Not far from Oaxaca proper is a small Puebla (town) called Santa Maria El Tule. Last night a few of us from the school I am currently studying with visited that Puebla. We took a bus then a taxi to get there. The taxi was a Nissan Versa, old enough to have handles to roll down the windows, and was …
[Read more...] about The Tule Tree: My classroom, the journey
Going to the markets in Oaxaca I am always struck by how yellow the chickens are. Another puzzling chicken item to me is how and why the chickens in the market sit out on uncooled counters all day waiting to be the lucky ones chosen by some family to be taken home. I am guessing these chickens are …
[Read more...] about The Mystery of the Yellow Chickens: A concert and a Oaxacan success story
We started today by staying in bed, in spite of a flurry of M-80 firecrackers, closer to us than ever before, (firecrackers are not an unusual event here) at 6:30am. They are loud and woke us out of sound sleep. Okay, we already had enough sleep but with no obligations on our calendar we chose to …
[Read more...] about Da Vinci, the Rosewood and Another Great Hot Chocolate: A day of exploration.
A lot happened since I last wrote. A couple of things about the people in Mexico, they love parties/fiestas and they love firecrackers; sometimes thrown together. December 6th was Sheila's birthday. We celebrated by going to a movie at Cinebacco, a very small theater with comfortable seats. It is …
[Read more...] about A Thunderstorm, a Blackout and an All Night Fiesta: Now I know I am in Mexico
Last visit to San Miguel de Allende we started out every day with a walk to our favorite park, Parque Benito Juarez. Benito Juarez was the 26th president of Mexico and the first indigenous president. We are staying further from the park this visit, and we have been busier than the first time. For …
[Read more...] about A Walk In The Park: Checking out an old friend
