Casa Oaxaca

April 10th - April 19th My family came to visit for the entirety of the Westerville North spring break, and besides the fact that I was fighting back a cold the whole time, I had a great time with them. I got to play "tour guide" and show them all around Oaxaca. I even got to sound like an expert at most of the tourist attractions, because I had just been there the week before with the Estes Family. I love my ...

... to a museum focussed on the indigenous peoples healing and practices using plnts and herbs to heal.It had dioramas depicting birth rituals, healing rituals, candle making and also a garden of the plants to display their uses. This assisted in cementing the day's experiences and we both felt that we had learnt a lot about the indigenous people of Oaxaca. We booked our trip out to Palenque for the next day - a whole day trip with a few stops and we planned a3 night stay in the ...

... wurde. Die Lage hat sich momentan ei*****massen b**uhigt, ab** die Wunden scheinen noch frisch zu sein und es hat sich fu** die Leute weit**hin nichts geaend**t. APPO ist eine V**einigung d** Do**f** im Bundesstaat Oaxaca, und sie protesti**en gegen den Gouv**neur, d** trotz d** vielen Proteste an seinem Posten festhaelt, und ford**n die Freilassung ihr** seit 2006 noch inhafti**ten Mitstreit**. Ihre Kundgebungen v**aend**n das Bild des Zocalo schlagartig, denn nun haengen Bild ...

... the market so we were not far from the coffee and the “cacao” beans so abundantly displayed in their burlap sacs or bins. The whole scene was just so inviting in its visual and olfactory appeal, somewhat akin to being in a winery in the Napa Valley or in the Mendoza region of Argentina. These sensations penetrate to the inner sanctions of one’s feeling of wellbeing. Admittedly, this feeling is more easily induced in a wine-growing region due to the very ...

... out to be a photographer for Rough Guide. He had just traveled up through Central America from Peru and he was armed to the teeth with useful tips that will come in very handy as we travel south. On Friday we decided to head for the coast but stopped off on the way so that we could join in the celebrations. Oaxaca is in a valley surrounded on every side by mountains. The coach journey here took six hours and the views where ...

... Hotel Chocolate is an excellent choice - all for the same price. Many of the Hostels in Oaxaca were charging 100 Peso for a dorm, yet here you would be paying the same for a much better room with cable TV, free purified water and fresh sheets and towels daily. The Hotel is located on Mina, between Miguel Cabrera and 20 De Noviembre ...

... students and then some adults for supervision but they also took classes. I didn't have class with German boy yay! That was a huge relief. I did have two people from Oregon and then another girl Olivia from Denmark. I also met a girl from Kansas (Evie) who was really nice, Olivia and Evie were very nice and I really enjoyed hanging out with them and wish I had more time to get to know them. So I did leave a little early from Oaxaca ...

... of town. Unfortunately the main square was overrun by a whole heap of teachers protesting over pay & they had set up 100´s of tents there as part of a sit in. From the look they had been there a few days! Quiet night with our first venture on eating off the street from a friendly little fulla selling us some tacos. Becs 27/5: Up early today to attend a cooking class http://www.laolla.com.mx/Oaxaca/sabores 1.htm. There was ...

Sorry it has taken so long between posts, but life had been very relaxing and un-eventful until last week. I finished three weeks of school, and at the end was completely wiped out. I had flashbacks to piano lessons 10 years ago with my friend, Rosamond, in Statia. She was sure I could learn to play a concert of 4 songs with just 10 days of lessons. Ultimately, she was right, but I had two major crying beakdowns ...