Calesa Real Oaxaca

... and responding to numerous advertisements, we settled on a modest but spacious apartment in San Jose La Noria (a middle class neighborhood in the south), which is conveniently located near a supermercado, lavanderias, a university, and is within a 20-30 minute walk to the Centro Historico.

We've already become members at a terrific lending library with a stellar selection of English books. I'm ...

... will sustain the years and the weathering that theirs has held up to—I wonder what our legacy will be.

 

Jurni stayed behind with la familia while we were at Monte Alban.  It was ultimately her decision, and it turned out to be a good one.  Instead of two + hours in the direct sunlight, she got to run around with the other children and play in the pool.  YaYa, the ninera here, has been with the family for 38 years and was happy to accept an addition for the ...

I have a love/hate relationship with Mexico City. Getting stuck in the capital during the AH1N1 outbreak did nothing to endeer me to the D.F. In the midst of all the paranoia and surgical masks and stories of friends, relatives and neighboors dying I started to lose my mind. Had the apocalypse begun? It was a crazy atmosphere, and I was ready to get out. My gf gave me the boot one night, so I hopped ...

... grid, it was tidy, there was a massive centre plaza with a large cathedral. Oaxaca was great for food (it's the culinary capital of mexico), chocolate (where it all began, the cacao plant was cultivated by the zapotecs and mayans who lived in the area for 2500 years), history and politics (it has produced both Mexico's most favoured and least favoured Presidents) and Mezcal (the older cousin of Tequllia). We have had no rain on our travels so far, and water was the hot topic in ...

... view of the city and surrounding valleys. The hill was flattenned completely by the Zapotecs from 200BC and many elaborate temples were built on top of the mount. Similar to Teotahuacan in Mexico but on the hill. It also has an observatory which is said to track the stars and calendar for which the Zapotecs were famous for. This building was on a 45 degree angle whereas the others al faced north south strictly.While nowhere near as smoggy as Mexico City , Oaxaca had smog and ...

... also in the state of Oaxaca, I surely discovered some differences: 1) Climate and landscapes are different. When it's already dry and brown in Guerrero, it's still nice and green in Oaxaca. The air is also drier! 2) Speed bumps that we call topes in Guerrero, are called reductores in Oaxaca. 3) Food: There are a lot of dishes that are the same, but just have completely different names. Basically Oaxaca loves a sauce called Mole and they seem to put it in ...

... spraying each other and it looked like a blast. At one point I got up to go to the bathroom and upon my return all my new friends asked if I was ready to be in a picture, we got all posed then they all covered me in foam that they´d had hiding in their hands so I was pretty well covered. After that, Monica purchased some foam and I proceeded to soak everyone at the table, and the tables surrounding us. Then things got out of hand. A woman at the table ...

... We stayed a couple of days in Palenque town. A scruffy little town really, but people were friendly, and there were plenty of places to eat and hang out. We decided to go on a tour to see some local waterfalls. Misol Ha, Agua Clara and Agua Azul. Misol Ha was a big waterfall, dropping 120ft into the pool below. It was difficult to take pictures near the fall since spray covered the lense. Agua Clara, promised beautiful blue waters, unfortunately dude to heavy rains, the water ...

... and I forgot the word for ATM and I didn't bring my dictionary. So I'll have to ask Rhonda where one is. But I did find the supermarket by my house and the laundry place. My teacher gave me a ton of homework too. If only I had this dedication in college I would have had a 4.0 every semester. Also we have movies on Thursday, café social on Wednesday, salsa lessons on Tuesday I think, then the weekend we do whatever. I found a brochure for horseback riding in the ...

... ET RETENTE LE COUP. Et bah ça fait 3 mois qu'elle vit... a San Jose, dans la Bay. Ceux qui la voient passez lui bien le bonjour... Le genre d'histoire après laquelle t'as juste envie de fermer ta gueule en fait... Allright Guys, For some reason I always end up writing in French, I apologize. Anyway, I just spent 3 days in the beautiful remote city of Oaxaca. Man, the busride away from there was 12 ******n f***g hours, 3 of ...