Blogs from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
May 16th 2012
Hi All, I am going to try to do another entry with photos. Today I will introduce you to persons in the school office, their lives and their goals. I am going to suggest to the blogging site that they fix the photos space to expand to include all of the typed information but as of now it does not. I do apologize to both participant and reader if all of the information from my interview does not appear. Due to time constraints, I will not be able to try another format. Today is my day of departure for the coast. I cannot take my computer because I am told that there are no satellite towers in this remote area. So until I am back in Oaxaca, "Nos vemos".... read more
May 14th 2012
Hola Todos, It is time for me to do another entry in my blog if I am going to do it before it is time for me to leave for home. I have mixed feelings about my impending departure. Even though I have been here for so much time I am finding that I am running out of time to do many of the things that I would like to do. I did however the past weekend get to go to Juquila where there is an iglesia where the Virgen Mary is supposed to have apeared. Thousands of people make the pilgrimage to this pueblo to make "promesas" to the Virgen, that is to ask for a favor and in return to promise to make trips to visit her at the iglesia. This weekend there were ... read more
Oaxaca with Donzetta - A weekend of rest
Published: May 3rd 2012North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca
May 1st 2012
Hi, It is the time again for new entries. This weekend was a time of rest for me. I have photos of what a rest for me looks like. This weekend was also the time that this feeling of "homesickness" overcame me. I guess I had too much slow time. I am better now that some of the school staff and students assured me that they are my friends and family here and encouraged me to dry my eyes. (I can be a real baby!). I think I am back on track now. The weekend here for students is considered Friday afternoon through Sunday, hence the number of photos. Hope you enjoy.... read more
April 26th 2012
Well, it's me again with more photos and adventures. I went to the Zocalo (main plaza) on Sunday. I ate ice cream at Michoacana heladeria and walked around and looked and listened to the youth band. They were playing in honor of the 480th anniversary of the city of Oaxaca. They were very good. After the Zocalo I went to the Veinte de Noviembre Marcado (the November 20th Market). I did not take many photos there. For some reason the vendors will tell you "no" when you ask to take their pictures and we have to respect their wishes. Today (wed.) in Llano park there was a parade to celebrate the aniversario. It would have been great to have my camera to take a video. I have decided to take my camera with me everywhere. You ... read more
April 24th 2012
Hi All, I went to Hiervas Aguas and the Metzcal Factory the past weekend and my camera ran out of energy as I began to take photos. Luckily two of the other students had their cameras with them and sent me photos today by e-mail today so I am going to get started blogging again. I did not get an opportunity to go on an excursion on Sunday because not enough people signed up but I did get an opportunity to go to the Zocalo and to the market and I took photos there. In the last photo here the other students thought it would be great fun to get a picture of me tasting the metzcal hence the title, Donzetta, la borracha (drunk). Enjoy!... read more
April 20th 2012
Last weekend I went to the Mercado de Xochomilco which is held in the courtyard of The Iglesia de San Tomas (St. Thomas Church) where I visited with several persons from Los Estados Unidos (USA) and brought organic vegetables. I was there from about 10 am to 2 pm. It was the first time that I had met African Americans in Oaxaca, one lady is an author who has lived there for 25 years and another gentleman is from Seattle who, with his wife, travels 9 months out of the year and goes back home for 3 month...very interesting! I met another family from the USA and one lady from there, who did not want her picture included, but visited with me for a long time. All in all, it was a very pleasant and unexpected ... read more
April 18th 2012
Hello All, I think I am now back up to speed. I have a small backlog of photos which I will share over the next few days. And I will have more photo over the weekend as I have signed up for some school excursions to some of the surrounding pueblos. I am hoping the text in the photos from my interviews will all show. I think that all of the people that I am meeting are pretty marvelous. I think that you will agree, so with their consent, I am sharing some of each of their stories with you.... read more
April 17th 2012
Hi, I thought I would share with you some of the interesting people that I have met here in Oaxaco. Everyday I am amazed at the variety of experiences of the people here. I will share a little each day.... read more
April 16th 2012
Hello All, I have been somewhat remiss in getting an entry in my blog. My camera finally "bit the dust" and I had to get the staff person here at school to set the new one up. I had to take a lot of ribbing from the staff about wanting the language in the camera changed from spanish to english but Ryota (from Japan) did it for me. I missed getting pictures the weekend before last because the camera was broken. We went to San Bartolo (black pottery), San Martin (alebrijes). San Martin was one of the places in Oaxaca that the president's daughter visited during the earthquake time. The owner told us that we were sitting on the same bench as she sat on when she visited there. He said she was very tall, very ... read more
April 12th 2012
So far my days have consisted of wandering aimlessly around the city in the morning when the sun’s heat isn’t too harsh. Then I would spend the afternoon eating my beef tortas, drinking the freshest horchata around town, and relaxing in the park bench underneath an ancient tree. After lunch, I would walk to the Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca and join some other volunteers before we all head off to catch a bus to the little pueblos, where we teach English to indigenous women and children. In California, I was constantly on the go. My days were hectic as I rush from one job to another, only having enough time to wolf down a shitty meal at a stoplight. My sister thinks I’m completely nuts for having the ability to take 17 units, intern 14 hours ... read more
