Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Dia de los Muertos My most favorite Mexican Holiday is Dia de los Muertos. Also known as “The Day of the Dead.” Every November 1st, the lives of infants and children who have passed away are celebrated. The following day is the day when the lives of adults
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Welcome to México! By Victoria Schmidt Life and Death Along la Carretera Recently we’ve taken up residence on a road that is lateral to la carretera. The carretera is an integral part of our daily life. The rumble of traffic has become a constant in our daily life. We haven’t yet been able
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Welcome to México! By Victoria Schmidt A health trend in the USA is to count how many steps you take a day in order to keep you moving, and help you track your fitness. Some people have electronic equipment that sync to their cell phones, and counts every step of the day. Others use
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Welcome to México! By Victoria Schmidt Things that crawl While contemplating our move to Mexico, there was one thing that gave both my husband and I pause. It wasn’t the “violence,” or learning the language… it was things that crawl. OK, grin if you will, but we’re from Minnesota. Land of 10,000 Lakes, and maybe
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Welcome to México! By Victoria Schmidt Interactions As I go about my daily encounters I learn a little something more about Mexico. Not everything I learn makes sense to the American in me, but then I have to remember that I only am making conclusions based on what I observe. Of course, the Mexicans
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Vecinos Our vecinos, neighbors, are our amigos. We’ve lived in this neighborhood for seven years. We have experienced all aspects of our lives together. The first neighbor we got to know was a mesero, waiter, going to school and supporting his wife and his four children, the youngest
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Let’s do lunch! The other day, a food friend and I decided to run some errands and have lunch. Having lunch at Lakeside can sometimes be a challenge especially during “high” season. I always suggest people to have a plan “A”, and a plan “B.”First of all, when
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt (A True Story) There but For The Grace of God Go I I see him every single day walking down one side of the careterra or the other. He is always in motion, with a sort of awkward gait that is punctuated as he limps as he places
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt While standing in one of those endless lines at a farmacia in Guadalajara, I entertained myself by watching people. This farmacia is attached to a small laboratory that manufactures a special medication my husband must have. But it is also a neighborhood pharmacy, stocked with basic necessities of
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt The Streets of Mexico Everyone knows how much I love Mexico. After living in Mexico for a while now, I have to confess to having developed a few pet peeves. Mostly about the streets in Mexico that are as bad as some of the driving I’ve seen. First,
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