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

I spent the day in an incredible scenic little puebla about 30 minutes away from Cuernavaca called Tepoztlan. It has a reputation as a center of power-like Sedona Az so it does have an element of tourism but it’s so charming, that’s easy to overlook. The market is very Mexican with an abundance of cheap food of all kinds readily available. Around the center of town, there’s an outdoor market with lots of handmade things but also lot’s of the usual crap. I visited the little museum in town where there are many incredible pre-Columbian artifacts, and then walked the town a little more and came upon a very nice little café with an upstairs eating area with a nice view of the mountains and the pyramid on top. I actually had hibiscus tacos with guacamole, ... read more

My first day of school went very well after getting their through the typically chaotic Mexican traffic in the busy AM's. Something funny on the way in that a "camioncito"-pickup truck, full of plastic trunks filled with iced down chickens, lost two trunks so there was ice and chicken in the street. One of the trabajadors got out of the truck, picked it all up and put it back in the trunks, through them back onto the truck and off to market they went!! Nothing goes to waste here!!! The school is beautiful, the classes are lively, I’m the old guy and most of the young ones would rather revert back to English when not in class-not me! I’ve spent every day since arrival talking non-stop in Spanish with everyone! My host family is wonderful and ... read more