Do you want a clear or a cream soup, rice or salad, fish or meat, and fruit or custard? These are the really important questions in life, and they are aspects of the larger question, what shall we have for lunch today? In Mexico with lunch you get agua fresca, made of fresh fruit. Sometimes … More ¿Consomé o crema?
Where I would live is the neighborhood of San Rafael and this evening I got lost. I thought I was on my way somewhere completely different, in an entirely different direction, when the air changed. I started to smell the homely smell of slightly overripe fruit that indicates one is getting into a more humble neighborhood … More Café de las Artes
It is cold today in Mexico City and every time I am here I wish I had a sweater or coat and not just a light jacket or two. Yesterday, the morning was normal but then I met an American colleague for lunch. He wanted to go to Sanborn’s so we did, and now I … More Días extraños
People do not believe it is a good idea to play with Facebook and Google when you are stuck on your sentences, but by doing this I have found this web site which lists all plays being put on in Mexico City. It is an amazing thing, and inspiring. Axé.
This is it. Axé.
It has been raining since Friday night. In a short interval I made it to the supermarket, and the torrent began again as soon as I got home. It is cool and with all the humidity it is reminiscent generally of southern Chile. Argentina and Chile are not the countries in which I am most … More Hurricane Carlotta
In this apartment building are a Cuban, a Korean, a Lebanese, a Frenchman, two Mexicans, three Americans, two Canadians, and me. The Americans and Canadians had a convention outside my window, to which I did not relate at all. Them 1: Public displays of affection in this country are quite extreme. Every park bench has … More On cultural difference
Saturday, 4 PM, Plaza Constitución, how early do you think one has to get there to get in? It is on the world’s third largest plaza, but I am sure there will be a lot of security and that it will fill up. Camila Vallejo will be there. Axé.
All right, I officially do not like the film Pizza, Birra, Faso although I recognize how and why it is important. Why not: because if you have worked with petty criminals, who end up in major trouble or committing major crimes, and their families then watching this is just like watching one more sad case … More Pizza, Birra, Faso
I bought these jeans on sale for $20. I thought they were Mexican jeans but they are American jeans and they appear to be for the rather young. My size is 5, which surprised me; in any case I quite recommend the brand. Today seemed like a really Latin American day, or a really urban … More Frivolous Friday
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