In Mexico City, getting behind the wheel is a great way to review your existence, since every road experience involves your life flashing before your eyes. The right of way is something you take with...
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You can't be in Mexico and not go nuts with the fruit. There is fruit everywhere. These are some of my personal favorites. Zapote or zapote negro: I have dreams about this fruit. The skin is green...
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Ok, so you're moving to Mexico. Woo-hoo! If you're moving for good, consider renting for a year before you even think of buying. Mexico is a wonderful, beautiful place to be, but living in...
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The very first thing to do before moving to Mexico is to accept the pace of the country. Those that move expecting the Mexico of their imagination and resisting the cultural nuances that are part of...
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In my mid twenties I had experienced the cushy comforts of family life in Mexico and the independence of college life in the USA. The first time I set out to find lodging as an adult in Mexico, I...
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Hoy leí un ensayo de Hiber Conteris en el que trata los temas de exilio, desexilio y desterritorialización en la narrativa de Mario Benedetti y me vino a la mente algo muy sonado aquí en Estados...
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Este fin de semana estaba leyendo blogs y navegando por internet cuando me topé con un sitio blog que tiene capítulos de Candy Candy. ¿Se acuerdan de Candy Candy? Yo realmente no veía esa...
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Latin America is a wonderfully varied region. What are your favorite bits of trivia? Here are some of mine. * There are 56 language families and 73 isolated languages in Latin America-Spanish is but...
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Many are the routes to becoming gainfully employed in Mexico. A lot will depend on your credentials, language abilities (entre mejor sea tu español, más oportunidades vas a tener), and savvy...
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Anyone into beach combing? If I could live anywhere, I would move to the Caribbean. Wait, I did. How did I end up landlocked again? OK, never mind that. If you want to go live in Mexico, the Mayan...
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