Blogs from Morelos, Mexico, North America - page 4

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 We went to Santiago Tianguistenco Market (try saying that just ONE time fast), which is a huge regional market that "pops up" only on Tuesdays. Like all the other markets, this is where the common folk buy what they need. It's very similar to the markets in other towns, except that it's much, much larger, covering blocks of the town, making the roads near the center impassable by car. They sell fruits, vegetables, meats, shoes, pots, pans, clothes, purses, fly swatters, CDs, rubber gloves (in red), and about anything else you can imagine. It's sensory overload. Unfortunately, it was pouring down rain most of the time, so it wasn't that enjoyable. Even though they have tarps covering most of the stalls and walkways, the plastic sheets are a patchwork, so there's no ... read more

I copied and pasted the following. They are notes from one person in our group who attended a lecture about the dying languages in the world. *** Yesterday when I was working at the school in the afternoon, I was invited to see a film that Dr. Elliot from Texas was showing about two linguists' searches and efforts to document dying languages. One was from Bolivia. If you are interested, below are some notes I put together. There is also a website where you can read about Dr. Elliot's continuing research with the Indians of Oaxaca that speak Triqui. July 19th, 2010 An accidental class on linguists and dying languages When I was studying alone at the school yesterday afternoon, some people came in to see a movie with Dr. Raymond Elliot called The Linguists. I ... read more

Here’s the latest update from Cuernavaca. Nice picts of the Saltas de San Anton and the incredible Brady Museum.... read more

I haven’t written much so here’s an update. Carol arrived in MX on the 3rd of July and I took her to the airport in MX Mon. She spent the first week resting and getting acquainted with Cuernavaca and it didn’t take long for her to realize as I did quickly that Cuernavaca isn’t the town for us. In spite of the fact my host family couldn’t be nicer and they’re treating me so well, the city is large, filthy, loud and chaotic and doesn’t have the charm and history that Oaxaca has. We of course enjoyed our time together and she finally felt secure enough to visit the most tranquil areas on her own while I was in class. The only weekend she had here, we went to Taxco one day and Tepoztlan the ... read more

Saturday, July 11, 2010 There is nothing in the U.S. like the open air markets in Mexico. Everything is out on display. Buyers and sellers are in constant motion, a beehive of activity. We saw a man walk through the market with half of a slaughtered cow carried on his back. Meat is not refrigerated. They neatly stack it on the counter. The pictures pretty much speak for themselves. This is where most of the people shop for food, although they sell other things as well- shoes, clothes, purses, school supplies, flowers, etc. They also have stores like we see in the U.S., except everything’s written in Spanish of course. And like every other country in the world, they also have Walmart, Office Depot, Starbucks, and all the other franchises we know. Even though globalization has ... read more