Centro Educativo Jaltepec – Spotlight On Success Submitted by Carole Baker This article will highlight two successful alumni from Centro Educativo Jaltepec and their achievements. Jaltepec grants a Technical Degree in Hoteleria and Hospitalidad and is the only institution in Mexico to do so. The school also benefits from a very successful Scholarship Program […]
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Celebrating Día de la Independencia in 2021 By Patricia Guy September is usually a month where our streets are filled with music, colors, flavors, Mexican flags, confetti eggs, parades, and charros. Independence Day, Día de la Independencia, is a Mexican holiday to celebrate the “cry of independence” on September 16, 1810, which started
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The Energy of Lakeside By Queen D. Michele It has become quite clear why I was drawn to the Lake Chapala area of Jalisco, MX. One cannot deny that the energetic vibrational frequency pulsating throughout Lakeside is palpable. Indian yogi and guru Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation
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Editor’s Page By Victoria A. Schmidt I feel as though we’ve become like moles, finally sticking our noses out of their burrows. As more people get vaccinated, more people venture outside. Activities are being scheduled and we have more choices about where we can spend our time. There is almost a giddiness. But we
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Stuff By Neil McKinnon neilmcki2@gmail.com It’s self-evident. Humankind is a mess. Look at our present situation: the environment is deteriorating, our infrastructure is collapsing, injustice is a festering wound in the human soul…and Boris Johnson has lost his comb. Most of our philosophies and religious ideologies have shown themselves as either bankrupt, perverted or
Ajijic’s first cardiac catheterization! Dr. Sergio Morett, Cardiologist As long as technology advances, doctors and hospitals in Ajijic’s area have been trying to improve medical attention by expanding treatment and diagnostic possibilities, diminishing the urgency of looking for medical attention in the big city of Guadalajara. Cardiovascular emergencies can present at any time, so early
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How I Became A Cartoonist By Sydney Gay googlesydney@yahoo.com I am an artist who paints what makes me laugh and what inspires me began in New York City where I worked in a medical center treating injured patients in serious pain. Not a laughing matter. However, one evening at a doctor’s party I met
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Vexations and Conundrums By Katina Pontikes A Different Name I was born with a name my mother found in a Greek mythology book, or so I was told. Katina is a common nickname for Katherine in Greece. I know because when I was in Greece, everyone thought I was Greek. Many boats had
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Compassionate Medicine By David Dennis I don’t consider myself a hypochondriac; I don’t diagnose myself with COVID or cancer when I get the sniffles or a belly ache. However, when a vice grip grabbed my heart and shot ripples of pain into my ears, I became worried. At seventy-one, I expect to encounter more
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Verdant View By Francisco Nava Heirloom vs. Hybrid vs. GMO The terms “hybrid,” “heirloom,” and “genetically modified organisms (GMO)” are used regularly, especially when it comes to the vegetable garden, but these terms also can be confusing. The terms refer to how the plants are reproduced, whether by simple seed saving, by cross-pollinating two different
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