DRIVING IN MEXICO: NO COUNTRY FOR NEW CARS The thought of driving in México strikes a deadly fear into the hearts of many Americans and Canadians alike. Of course, they purchased Méxican car insurance when they crossed the border. Yet somehow this only made them feel legal, not safe. Now here’s the … [Read more...]
Doña Maria and Her Rooster – Part 1 by Michael Osias, A Canuck in Mexico
July 9, 2012
Playas Novillero Growing up I always thought that a rooster's crow was created specifically, as nature's alarm clock, to wake the farm folk and welcome another day. I believed that the roosters slept during the night like the rest of us, and at the first hint of dawn, with all of their vocal … [Read more...]
Angels Amongst Us by Michael Osias
June 25, 2012
Sunday mass was in session. Heavenly music and song filled the air. My Catholic background beckoning me to attend or at least look in. I made the sign of the cross and moved on. Every evening she is in the jardin, the town square. She always has a beautiful smile for everyone. I have passed her … [Read more...]
WILD IN THE NIGHT by JOHN SCHERBER: A WRITER in MEXICO
June 23, 2012
I live near a five street intersection on a hillside in San Miguel de Allende. Straight ahead, from my second floor open-air office, I can see all the way to the mountains near Guanajuato. In the afternoon, sunlight glints off the water at the reservoir. High above me the Caracol snakes past on its … [Read more...]
Tepoztlan, Morelos Has it All – Part 1 by Julia C. Taylor ©
June 14, 2012
Tepoztlan, Morelos Has it All: A Street Market, Food Market, the Zocalo, and a 16th Century Church. Tepoztlan also has a feeling of extra magic. It is home to a mountaintop pyramid, UFO sightings, one of Mexico’s best midwives, and clairvoyants. Spanish speakers or not, experienced travelers or … [Read more...]
Living in Mexico – Some Differences in Costs by John Scherber: A Writer in Mexico
June 13, 2012
LIVING IN MEXICO: SOME DIFFERENCES IN COSTS I read in a magazine this morning that many people are not going to receive enough from their 401K account to retire comfortably. Social security faces solvency problems down the road. It started me thinking about how much cheaper it is to live in México. … [Read more...]
Dia de los Locos (Parade of Crazies), June 17, 2012, San Miguel de Allende
June 11, 2012
Of the many worries facing a typical American or Canadian living in Mexico, in my experience there is one worry that appears frequently and most often rises head and shoulders above all the rest. I think you all know what I am referring to. I’m speaking, of course, about the little matter of … [Read more...]
Counter Cultures visits Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan by Katherine Fisher
June 8, 2012
Last month Flirt (my dog) and I made our first trip into Santa Clara del Cobre, Michocan. When I say I went into Santa Clara I went into a dusty, hot fire filled factory. My ears were filled with a constant ringing from over a dozen men hammering out copper by hand. In the center of the workshop a … [Read more...]
FULFILLMENT HAS A MEXICAN ADDRESS by John Scherber, Author, San Miguel
June 7, 2012
Some people take stock of their lives after a long career in business. Perhaps it was law or health care. What worked? What didn’t? Others have a bucket list. If it’s not in their wallet, it might be in the back of their mind. Go to Machu Pichu, check. Go on safari, check. Set a world record … [Read more...]
When Being a Stranger is Not So Strange by Mark Saunders
June 7, 2012
I’m a stranger in a strange land. I shouldn’t be but I am. I was born in Oakland, California, as a birth-certificate-carrying member of the Baby Boomer generation and now find myself living in the middle of Mexico, where initially I didn’t know a soul and could barely speak the … [Read more...]
