Blogs from San Francisco , Nayarit, Mexico, North America - page 2

So Ellis came home from school yesterday with news that he would not be able to participate in his class pictures because his hair is too long. He went on to say that there is a particular standard for boy's hair that is strictly enforced - forehead must fully show, hair above the ears, no hair down the neck... Ellis brushed it off and was happy not to have his picture taken anyway. My belly still hurts from laughing so hard.... read more

School begins. This is exactly the adventure we imagined when we set out. Riding our bikes down some dusty streets, off to school in some foreign land, with kids they'd never met, speaking a foreign tongue. Ahhh, yes. Ellis began his Mexican school career at 18 de Marzo, the public primary school in San Pancho. Uniform required - navy pants, white collared shirt, black shoes. Ellis took to the uni in stride. Shocking for kid who wears a collared shirt only when he must to play golf at a course that requires one. His usual uniform back home - shorts (regardless of month or temperature,) tee-shirt, skate shoes, and a flat-brimmed baseball hat. To say he has extremely specific and casual tastes in clothes is a gross understatement. When viewing Ellis in uniform that frst day ... read more