Thrive, Life is your Opportunity!
Yesterday, Thursday, we went on a Chichen Itza tour. I intended to write about it last night. Technology, again, reared its ugly head. Suddenly my phone had difficulties sending photos to Gmail. Then it started to do weird things to Gmail. Some photos got through. Sometimes one of six made it, …
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There are two extensive desert gardens in Oaxaca city. One is in the center of town adjacent to Santo Domingo Church, Jardin Etnobotanical. It is not well visited and is consequently a wonderful escape into the silence of seclusion. We discovered it in 2018 and it remains one of my favorite places …
[Read more...] about Ciudad de las Canteras (City of Quarries), Barber shop competition
As we get ready to move on in a week I am in a reminiscing mood. Since leaving the states, the way I view the world has slowly evolved. Looking back I am anxious to put some shifting perspectives in print. I am going to start with the city of Oaxaca. Talk about shifting perspective! Fond memories of …
The caption of the feature image translates as, "Feet why do I need them if I have wings to fly?" I really like that quote. It suggests that imagination is one of our greatest assets, and our path to creating our reality. We were walking in some new to us areas the past two days. Among the things …
Today we did a thorough walk through the Jalatlacol neighborhood of Oaxaca city. The purpose was to discern whether it was truly a neighborhood we would be happy living in for a couple of months. It passed with flying colors. It has a couple of interesting streets of multiple blocks with lots of …
[Read more...] about Oaock and Oaoll in Oaxaca: Sunday afternoon in the garage
