Blogs from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America - page 11

Hello everyone, The night before last I forgot to recharge my computer so I was not able to get on the website in order to post any entries. I think it requires a lot of energy to maintain the website. It is saturday night and I have just finished resting from a long trip with Envia to two of the surrounding pueblos. That is a whole new story with new pictures but I am going to put this entry in since I haven't been on my computer since thursday. This is the end of the week so I will start next week with pictures from the tour today.... read more

Hello everyone, I made it to the end of the week and I am ready for "descansar" (to rest). I am going to the market down the block from here to buy more fruits and vegetable. I will try to shop lighter today since I have to carry the bags home. I hope to have some pictures of the market to post shortly. I made it to the market and I am now settled back home and ready to enter photos of the market. I hope you enjoy. The rain is beginning so I did make it home in time to miss it.... read more

Hello Everyone, There was a lot of excitement here in Oaxaca today. There was a 7.8 earthquake between here (Oaxaca) and Acapulco. It occurred on the border of the state of Oaxaca and the state of Guerrero (Acapulco is located there).That location is pretty close to where we are. We had just taken pictures of our class and sat down for our communication class. I felt somthing moving but did not pay it any attention, then an office staff person came out and announced that there was an earthquake. We took our places under the door lentils and waited. Everything was shaking and those of us from outside of the country were frightened. One person from Australia and one person from England had never been in an earthquake, so they were quite shaken. There were three ... read more

Well, I have a little time before my weaving workshop so I am going to try to add another blog entry. My first day of class was interesting. I was sent to the wrong room. They were much further ahead than the other class. The maestra gave me the choice to stay or to go to the correct room. By the time that first break started I knew that I needed to be in the other class. I am more comfortable in the correct class. I am adding more photos. Yesterday I think the system was slow and reluctant to take all of the photos that I wanted to send, so I am going to try again today. I got the names of "las aguas" in communication class today from a guy from England. There are ... read more

Thursday The real danger in Mexico during this trip is...........my teeth! The abcess seems to be going away, but last night I was eating almonds and half of one of my teeth on the other side broke off! Now I can't really chew well on either side....it might be baby food for awhile...or just Negra Modelo beers.... Yesterday we walked to the zocalo after my Spanish class, and found hordes of protesters there. The march covered three kilometers of roads! I found out that it was another teacher strike, to protest the disappearance of a teacher a few months ago and the new national yearly teacher exams. While people seem to be somewhat sympathetic, they are also exasperated by the time the kids don't have class (3 days this week) and the loss of income when ... read more