July 2024

Throughout the history of literature, no poetic form stands out more than the sonnet. For those who have asked for rhyming poems, this is the SONNET ISSUE. SONNETS By Mel Goldberg There are several types of sonnets, but the most common are these: The Petrarchan sonnet, also known as the Italian sonnet, is a sonnet of fourteen lines […]

Water, Water Everywhere? I recently was invited to hear Dr. Eduardo Juarez Carrillo, Director of the Institute for Limnologia y Sustentabilidad, of the University of Guadalajara, speak at a gathering hosted by the Friends of Centro Pro-Mexico in San Juan Cosala. The title of the presentation was “Water Crisis of Lake Chapala.” Dr. Juarez Carillo

Ricardo Flores Magón Ricardo Flores Magón was an anarchist, a visionary, a prophet—and suffered a lifetime of persecution as do all outliers who dare to speak their truths. Magón founded the Mexican Liberal Party which supported the then-outlandish notions of no-reelection (of Porfirio Díaz, or anyone else), no death penalty for political prisoners, an end

PREFACE The following stories are written by two English as a Second Language students, Lucelia Cevallos and Laura Vargas, taught by their ESL teacher, Carol Bowman, for over 10 years. Throughout the years both have struggled to learn correct English grammar and recently the class has progressed to the point that they were given the

PREFACE The following stories are written by two English as a Second Language students, Lucelia Cevallos and Laura Vargas, taught by their ESL teacher, Carol Bowman, for over 10 years. Throughout the years both have struggled to learn correct English grammar and recently the class has progressed to the point that they were given the

The words that are scattered along the wall of our classroom speak to us – inspiración, experiencia, emoción, confianza (confidence), dedicación, superación (overcoming), aprendizaje (learning), oportunidad, éxito (success), esperanza (hope), and libertad (freedom). Also there is “aquí se cultiva amor” (love grows here), and finally “12 de Junio, 2012”. This is our sewing center at

I think it was not many years after the millenium that this particular circus came to town. I know it was Ash Wednesday. Even the hootchy-kootchy dancer had a smudge on her forehead. All day there had been a great to-do in the pasture across from the soccer field in San Pancho – the pasture

Leaving a Legacy Over 20 years ago, two women made a decision that would create a legacy in the Lake Chapala dog rescue community. Around the year 2000, Diane Hazen and Gudrun Jones began the rescue that would later be known as The Ranch. At that time, a dog shelter existed in Riberas that helped

Focus on Alumnae – Transforming Women for Life The experience of attending and graduating from Centro Educativo Jaltepec goes far beyond the student’s education and extends to their families and their communities in a positive way. It is important to highlight that approximately 85% of Jaltepec’s students return to their hometowns once they graduate. By

Don Beaudreau Email: wbeaudreau@aol.com From the Lakeside Living Editor: Please note that deadline for submission of notices about a local cultural, civic, or charitable event is the first day of the month, an entire month BEFORE the article can appear in El Ojo Del Lago. Appropriate notices should include the name of the event, its location,