February 2010

AMSIF in San Juan Cosala By Sally Bahous   Facing the square in San Juan is an old house painted yellow and trimmed in blue; during the Revolution it was a hospital and before that it functioned as the home of the priests who tended the old church whose side wall forms the back wall […]

First Leg to the End of the World Buenos Aires to El CalafatePart 1 By Carol L. Bowman   While planning our recent odyssey to the tip of the South American Continent, I found Cape Horn referred to, in a romantic sense, as “the end of the world”. I pondered that there is no end

LCS News ReleaseJanuary 28, 2010   The Lake Chapala Society board has now been in office for over three weeks and is making great progress in taking LCS into the future. At our board meeting last week, we adopted the first phase of our new governance structure and appointed Terry Vidal as LCS’ first Executive

GRINGAS & GUACAMOLE By Gail Nott Advertising   I am fearful that U.S. television programming may have resulted in the death of a few million of my brain cells. This conclusion is based on the fact that I am now watching and listening to commercials, and I don’t understand them. We have all spent hours

MUSIC IS HIS MISTRESS By Nina Discombe   A classical violinist, a thirty-one-year old who makes sushi and savors Shostakovich, an entrepreneur with a Governor General’s award, Chris Wilshere would, if he won the lottery, become a news junkie, a ski bum, a philanthropist and a father. In early March, when the jacaranda blossoms are

The Continuing Adventures of Mildred and Suzette By Katie B. Goode If You’ve Got It…   “When did you know?” Suzette asked her friend, Mildred, wearing her most sympthetic look. Mildred’s eyes teared as she looked beyond the restaurant’s terrace to the green and red flag waving over the malecon. “I was at a party.

Geography Of A Woman   Between 18 and 22, a woman is like Africa: half discovered,  half wild, fertile and naturally beautiful. Between 23 and 30, a woman is like Europe: well-developed and open to trade, especially for someone of real value. Between 31 and 35, a woman is like Spain: very hot, relaxed, and convinced

THERE ARE ALWAYS CONSEQUENCES By David Moss   The phone rang a few minutes ago. My friend said he was canceling our lunch together. “It was just too cold,” he told me, “to go out.” We made the usual global warming jokes and wondered who had had the bright idea to hold an international meeting

AMIGOS DEL LAGO Courtesy of Eileen Collard   Lake Chapala was accepted as a member of the international Living Lakes organization in 2003 in recognition of its importance to Mexico and its endangered status. The Living Lakes network is a global partnership of environmental organisations striving for the protection of lakes and wetlands worldwide and

THE MAGNIFICENT CAT By Ruth J. Davis   As I stand guard over those who enter this eatery, I’ll wager no one rea1izes what a magnificent animal I am. Nor do they give any thought to my historical background! So let me tell you about myself. The cat’s first association with humans began at the