Category Archives: Mexico
Hi World – I’m Back!
It’s been eight months since I last blogged and I am so happy and excited about being back. It was becoming a struggle to keep up to date with no internet access where we were staying and trying to keep … Continue reading
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Gone AWOL Learning Spanish in Oaxaca
Ok, I am back! After being hit for six by some stomach bug last weekend I’ve been feeling run down all week and have only been able to face eating one meal a day. I think I am finally perking … Continue reading
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Just Watch Out For The Legs
So much for my fussy eater! Today as we were walking through the big market in the colonial part of Oaxaca we passed a chapulines seller who I struck up a conversation with. Lillia had insisted we try chapulines when … Continue reading
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There’s a Glitch in the System – Me & the Laptop!
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed that I haven’t posted any new entries for a couple of days. For this I have to thank my lovely little daughter (there is a touch of sarcasm in there). My lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged Illness, Learning Spanish, Technical Troubles
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Oaxaca
Apologies for not updating yesterday, I was just about to sit down and write up our first few days in Oaxaca when I went out on to the terrace and found a lovely Mexican lady sitting at the table that … Continue reading
I Am A Fish Out of Water
I’ve been feeling like a fish pulled out of the sea and dumped on to strange land. Since the Uruguayans arrived Spanish has been the main language in the apartment. Everyone has been speaking Spanish, including the long-term French couchsurfer … Continue reading
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Tagged Learning Spanish, Mexico City, socialization
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Katie’s Last Week of Summer Camp
There is actually one more week of summer camp but as we are moving to Oaxaca this weekend Katie will be missing it, so for her last week was her last week. Unfortunately she will be missing the end of … Continue reading
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Tagged Experiences, Mexico City, oaxaca, socialization, Summer Camp
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Just Where Is The Land Of Smiles?
Aurelie, the couchsurfer who stayed with Ana and I three weeks ago, who we went to Teotihuacan with, returned on Wednesday briefly before going to the airport for her flight back to France. She was talking about her experiences in … Continue reading
A Cake Lovers Paradise!
Two Uruguayan couchsurfers, Pablo and Michaela, arrived last week. I took them to the Zocalo in the heart of the Centro Historico, in the exact same way, Lison, a French couchsurfer, had taken Katie and I on our first day … Continue reading
Lillia, the Anthropological Museum & a Tap Dancing Wall With 6 Legs
Ok, if you think the title of this thread is weird, you should have tried being in my shoes yesterday! I went back to Reforma on Monday morning to see if I could find the restaurant where I met Liilia … Continue reading