When I was planning to go down to the huge (huge!) mercado near El Centro in Cuernavaca, I was warned of a few things: always keep you purse in your hand; wear tennies (not sandals) because there is garbage on the…
The last day of my trip. I spent it hiking straight up a mountain to an archeological site: a small pyramid covered in graffiti. It wasn’t exactly what I had in mind for my last day, but the exercise did…
The first garden one comes to at the Hacienda de Cortes. We got there just as the sun was beginning to set, so the lighting gets a bit worse as the pictures go on. I tried to fiddle with my…
This trip is quickly reaching its last days. I have a few random thoughts about my time here, and since I’m not keeping any other journal of my trip, I guess I have to post them here. Then I’ll post…
If one believes the tales (and marketing materials), I just had appetizers and wine in Hernán Cortés’s own hacienda. Plus almost 500 years of change, war, revolution, but still, it was pretty awesome. Dios mio, Doug and Sam, if you…
Oh my goodness, my hostess is such a wonderful cook. She can make a simple chicken salad taste delicious. Even spinach soup. Even flan. But I think I would be holding back if I didn’t describe a small problem of…
Watched some of the Oscars: in Spanish. I wondered how it would work, with a live show in English that people here seemed interested in watching. I think it must be just slightly delayed, because the commentary seemed to know…
Went to Taxco yesterday with Nicole. We literally spent the whole time shopping. There is just one jewelry store after another, and even if you are not in an official-looking jewelry store (some with guards out front and the jewelry…
I have admitted a bit of a defeat: 6 hours of intensive language school is too much for me. By the last hour of the day, my mind is mush, and then I go home and eat with Lupita and…
I tell you, this kind of intensive learning is not for the feeble or foolhardy (i.e., it may not be for me!). Add in kids (or at least one kid) who think skype is a great way to keep mom…