Blogs from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, North America - page 6

The second day i was in Guadalajara, I woke up, got ready, and headed out to meet two of Tere's friends: Ricky and Rafa. We were on our way to Ricky's house because we were going to help Rafa make a giant heart shaped rice krispie for his girlfriend for valentines day, which was on monday. It was quite the adventure attempting to make them and the mess that came with us cooking lol. It was fun though. After we finished with the rice krispie, Rafa went home, and Charly (another one of Tere's friends) came to pick me, Tere, and Ricky up to take us to his house so he could drop off this giant teddy bear he bought for his girlfriend, also for valentines day. We waited on the patio of what I think ... read more

But, to be honest, we're not really beach people. It was time to head inland, back to the real folk. We got up, hailed an open top veedub golf cart thingo, and went to the bus station to catch a bus to Guadalajara. The bus was late, very late, but when you've got no place to be that is not something that means that much. Interestingly for me, one of the videos on the bus was a BBC doco about firestick farming in northern Australia – watching the indigenous mob dubbed into Mexican Spanish was entertaining. Tip for the bus – sit towards the middle. They'll let you pick the numbers – go for 20 to about 28. Far enough away from the dunnies so it doesn't smell, but close enough so that when you go ... read more

Ola todos je vous ecris de Guadelajara (GDL pour les locaux et les compagnies aeriennes), ville magnifique en depit de sa taille. Lors de mon dernier poste, j etais a Chihuahua, un peu perdu, rien n a change la-dessus. J ai pu visiter la maison de Pancho Villa, figure celebre du Mexique. Ensuite le soir je suis sorti avec Javier et Carlos dans un endroit typique de Chi, une ancienne brasserie ou l on entre en voiture, on se gare et on boit a ciel ouvert.. Il y a des concerts de mariachis, des jeunes partout, des bars et des clubs. Super sympa. L ambiance y est caliente. Je trouve le mexique asez safe, meme si jusqu a present je n ose pas prendre de photos le soir. Le lendemain je suis part tres tot pour ... read more

I teach English both privately and at a Canadian school during my prolonged visits to Jalisco State in Western-central, Mexico while alternately traveling back and forth from the Pacific Northwest in the US. I am honored to share highlight-photos from my little old Canon elph point-and-shoot. My photos are a creative release for me and I have treasured my various sets of world-travel photos. These photos include but are not limited to Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Baja-California, and Colima states. Despite the current spate of media hype to the contrary, I am much safer while visiting Mexico than I am in LA, San Diego, or Seattle. It's really just a matter of perspective. The news media in turn presents a sensationalize versions of the narco-violence for the purposes of controlling people by promoting a climate of fear ... read more

Camichines, gracias a Dios por la familia Acosta que con amor nos recibieron en su hogar. Mismo hogar que sustenta a más de 10 niños. Es admirable lo que están haciendo en las vidas de estos pequeñitos, y pudimos ver en tan poco tiempo el resultado de su esfuerzo, de su cuidado, de su enseñanza en los pequeños. Fue hermoso escuchar de Paty (3 años), de memoria y con una sonrisa en su rostro el Salmo 23. No sólo sus vidas están siendo trasformadas al vivir en un lugar lleno de armonía, sino al estar expuestos libre e intencionalmente a Lo que puede cambiar no sólo sus primeros años de vida, sino su vida misma. Casa Hogar Eirene, camina por Fe, y Dios es su sustentador. En definitiva, un gran ejemplo de cuando Dios edifica un ... read more