Yesterday I had spent my day in Taxco for the famous happenings of Semana Santa. I watched two religious processions: at noon time there was …
Hello from Taxco – A visit to Taxco’s famous Good Friday processions – a truly eerie experience
My last couple of days in Mexico were approaching fast and furiously. I packed my overnight bag early this morning and took the 9:15 am …
Hello from Cuernavaca – My last day of school and a visit to the Cuernavaca Spring Fair
This morning I headed off on the Ruta no. 2 to the Túnel area of town and started my last day at the Cetlalic Language …
Hello from Cuernavaca – A day outing to the enchanting mythical village of Tepoztlan
At roughly 10 in the morning I walked through beautiful residential streets in the north end of Cuernavaca to the so-called Glorieta de Zapata, a …
Hello from Cuernavaca – My most intense day so far: more language studies, 3 interviews, a guided eco-hike and dinner at the Marco Polo
I have a habit of cramming a few too many things into my schedule, and I think yesterday was such a day. I started my …
Hello from Cuernavaca – A new language school, visiting ‘Casa Vamos’ and an evening with a very sad ending
A new week began yesterday, after my wonderful weekend in Taxco, and after a quick breakfast I took a taxi to my school which is …
Hello from Taxco during Semana Santa – The famous Palm Sunday Procession
This morning I woke up early, way before 6 am. I lay awake looking at the blinking lights of Taxco right outside the window of …
Hello from Taxco – The city that silver built
My friends Alberto and Elisabeth picked me up early Saturday morning and dropped me off at the Estrella de Oro bus station at 8:45. We …
Hello from Cuernavaca – Opening of a South African photo exhibition and a visit to the Palacio de Cortes
After my visit of the Newcomers Club I took a taxi to the Museo de la Ciuadad which is located directly about the Tourist Office …
Hello from Cuernavaca – A presentation about ecology at the Newcomer’s Club Meeting
This morning I got up early and had a nice breakfast in the inner courtyard of La Nuestra. Shortly before 9 am Andie and I …
Hello from Cuernavaca – A conversation with Andy Grater, local B&B owner and President of Cuernavaca’s Newcomers Club
I am currently staying at, “La Nuestra“, a comfortable bed and breakfast with 4 guest rooms, a private swimming pool and an outdoor breakfast area …
Hello from Cuernavaca – An excursion to Lake Tequesquitengo and a visit to the doctor
Today was my last day at the Ideal Language School. My teacher Estela and I had a very interesting conversation about Mexican culture, the church, …
Hello from Cuernavaca – An excursion to Las Estacas, checking out orchids and a meeting at El Cafecito
After a beautiful breakfast in the garden at Roxana’s place with Helga, the young lab with shiniest black coat, dancing all around me, I went …
Hello from Cuernavaca – A lovely dinner at Marta Elena’s
As a gesture of appreciation for Marta Elena’s outstanding hospitality, I decided to get her some flowers since I know that she absolutely loves gardening. …
Hello from Cuernavaca – The Robert Brady Museum and the Jardin Borda
spend my mornings in Cuernavaca studying Spanish and I arranged to have the afternoons free to explore the city. At the Ideal language school today …
Hello from Cuernavaca – Getting to know my B&B hostess Marta Elena – a true riches to rags story
After my arrival in Cuernavaca and the lovely dinner at Vanessa’s aunt’s place the whole family took me to my temporary home for the next …
Hello from Cuernavaca – Arrival in Cuernavaca
This morning, on our last day in Mexico City, we had one more relaxing breakfast with “hot cakes” (the Mexican version of pancakes) and around …
Hello from Mexico City – Exploring the Paseo de la Reforma, the Bosque de Chapultepec and a nice evening in San Angel
This morning another wonderful Mexican breakfast was in store: Vanessa had made “tlacoyos con nopales“ (fried dough covered with fruits of the prickly pear cactus …
Hello from Mexico City – A relaxing evening in Coyoacan
Last night after our big first discovery of Mexico City I had a couple of hours of rest before Vanessa and her mom took me …
Hello from Mexico City – The Zocalo, the Cathedral, a healing ritual and university dedicated to a 16th century female poet
After our visit to the huge government-owned pawnshop, Nacional Monte de Piedad, we saw a side view of Mexico City’s and Latin America’s biggest cathedral: …
Hello from Mexico City – A skyscraper, a little horse and a government pawn shop
This Friday morning the chirping tropical birds in the courtyard outside the building woke me up early. Vanessa had fixed a real Mexican breakfast: fruit …
Hello from Mexico City – First impressions
After a few very hectic days before my departure I got up at 4:30 am yesterday and my husband drove me to the airport. Since …
Mexico 2006 – My cultural immersion experiment
I had been to Mexico twice before, once many years ago in Manzanillo, and more recently in 2003 in Puerto Vallarta. Essentially both of these …