 | Toasted grasshoppers for breakfast anyone?
2008-10-22, Tepoztlan, Mexico. By: Fidgi | | Just ‘descansando’ (relaxing) a little bit this afternoon as I write… It’s the first really sunny hot afternoon we seem to have had in a while. Therefore, I’m making the most of it - sitting out on ... |
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 | Rosaries and race relations
2008-10-20, Tepoztlan, Mexico. By: Fidgi | | Well, this evening I am literally reporting to you from a cloud of incense smoke, having just sat through an epic ‘service of the rosary’ held in Socorro’s back yard. For a couple of days now she has... |
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 | Learning - in as many ways as I can...
2008-10-14, Tepoztlan, Mexico. By: Fidgi | | Well, I’m now looking out onto a rather noisy street in the somewhat cheesily named ‘Café Amor’, being interrupted every couple of minutes by the adolescescent waiter here who seems to be very keen on... |
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 | First impressions of Mexico - Tepoztlan
2008-10-12, Tepoztlan, Mexico. By: Fidgi | | I’m now stretched out on my belly on my ‘cama’ (bed) in my ‘cuarto’ (room) on the top floor of 7 calle Cima. This is going to be my home for the next fortnight while I take Spanish classes at ‘The Sp... |
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 | Borderholic
2000-07-01, Chetumal, Mexico. By: alfredo | | I didnt know this word, but the first time I read it,
I felt right away it fit to me. I cannot explain, but for me crossing
borders and boundaries is totally an adventure, like crossing
from one... |
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| Week 4 and food!
2008-08-29, Monterrey, Mexico. By: DaniGurl2 | | Hi everyone! After two weeks, I'm finally able to write an update... We're in the middle of the first round of exams here at the Tec, so this past week has been a little busy with studying and prepari... |
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| Week 2 of classes
2008-08-17, Monterrey, Mexico. By: DaniGurl2 | | Hi everyone! Another week has flown by here in Monterrey! This week was definitely challenging with my school work, but the Lord brought me through and gave me a great weekend to finish it off. I star... |
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| First week of classes
2008-08-10, Monterrey, Mexico. By: DaniGurl2 | | Buenas tardes a todos! (Good afternoon to everyone!) It's hard to believe that a week has passed since my last update. This past week was our first week of classes, and it was a busy and emotional wee... |
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| Weekend update
2008-08-03, Monterrey, Mexico. By: DaniGurl2 | | Greetings from Mexico! It's been several days since my last update, and I already have so much to tell you! During our first week here, we attended orientation classes and learned about the many thing... |
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| First days in México
2008-07-30, Monterrey, Mexico. By: DaniGurl2 | | Hi everyone! It's great to be giving updates again about where I am in the world. I arrived here in Monterrey, México, at 1:00 on Monday afternoon. The past couple days have been hectic because we've ... |
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 | Dwindling down
2008-07-20, Texcoco, Mexico. By: ningning88 | | My world trip is about to come to an end. This Monday I am to return to New York after two months of traveling. This has been a very interesting and exciting trip. I can´t even begin to explain this w... |
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| With Paolina´s family
2008-07-01, Cuautitlan, Mexico. By: ningning88 | | So, I haven´t been updating recently because I haven´t gotten an opportunity to use the internet here. We arrived in Mexico City on June 30th, and Paolina´s family came to pick us up 2 hours later. (y... |
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 | Leaving Mexico
2008-07-08, Oaxaca, Mexico. By: pedrofletc | | We are leaving Mexico, probably forever, in 3 short days.
I’ve lived in Mexico for two years now. Does that make me fractionally Mexican? Two years out of 38..... 5.3%. Well let’s see: I speak the ... |
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 | Marital Art Demonstration
2008-05-19, Tlalpan, Mexico. By: pedrofletc | | As part of our mission at the children's university, we gave a martial arts demonstation for the parents and friends of the students. Out of the 26 students I have, 12 came for the demo and it went ve... |
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 | The rainy season has started
2008-05-08, Tlalpan, Mexico. By: pedrofletc | | It seems that the rains have come early.
Most afternoons we get these torrential downpours that make the streets run ankle to knee deep.
Ten minutes before I took these pictures, it was hot an... |
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 | My trip to school
2008-05-22, Tlalpan, Mexico. By: pedrofletc | | Inspired by a friend who had done a similar thing, I took photos of my trip to school.
It takes me about 20 minutes to walk to school, something like 2 km away. I took a photo every 50m or so and t... |
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| adulthood and its drawbacks
2008-05-11, Tlalpan, Mexico. By: pedrofletc | | I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be an adult.
For the last month or so my throat has been sore as though every day was the day before I got a really bad cold. Yesterday, the 8th of ... |
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 | First Day on Shore-Cozumel, Mexico
2008-04-14, Cozumel, Mexico, Mexico. By: gypsylover | | April 14, 2008
Determined to start an excursion day with a fresh outlook and attitude, we proceeded to the debarkation area and found ourselves amidst a large crowd in an unformed line of loud, fou... |
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