Blogs from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America - page 37

After leaving Mexico City we made our way south with a brief stop in a town called Puebla to break up the trip. Puebla is known for its pottery and has a very pretty colonial centre with lots of tiled buildings and bright colours! We were particularly impressed with the ceramic wine vats complete with stands and taps - perfect for your house in France dad but I´m afraid they were too big to carry! Didn´t do much whilst we were there, although looking back on it we seemed to have spent most of our time eating: Puebla is also known for its food, in particular a chilli/chocolate sauce for meat dishes and a stuffed chilli dish that is all the colours of the Mexican flag! After our food-fest we made our way down to Oaxaca ... read more

We left Oaxaca to catch the bus down to a little village on the coast called Mazunte. After an interesting 6 hour bus journey up and down a mountain range with bald tyres and a driver who seemed to think that braking was an insult to his machismo despite the torrential rain (with our bags strapped on the roof!) we finally arrived at the beach. There were just a few places to stay, mainly hammocks or rooms with one double bed, and so we took the first place that we could find with two beds...despite the fact that it looked like a prison cell and was so hot that any movement meant that you were dripping in sweat. Nice. We wandered around for a bit and found a much better place overlooking the beach that was ... read more

Falto cosas sobre Oaxaca. Falto oyendo espanol circa de mi todo el dia. Al hotel mi amigo mira la television y cuando el cambia la canal saltar las canales espanol. A mi, la idioma espanol tiene significado y la puedo entender. Me gusta escuchar las noticias y las peliculas. Me encantan las palabras. Me busque siguiente una pareja mexicana en una tienda ayer acaba de escuchar a sus espanol. Compre algunas tamales de Trader Joe's para cenar. Sus aspecto estuvo bueno pero no estuvo sabroso. La comida estuvo como plastica! Me recorde la comida preparo para la Senora de mi Oaxaquena familia. Ahora esa estuvo sabrosa! En lugar de comida espanol en America, pido salado sandwhich porque esta no esta una imitacion de una cossa tuve en Oaxaca. Mostraba mis fotos a todos! Muestro mis fotos ... read more

Friends, In case you hadn´t heard already, the other morning the massive teacher strike that has been occurring since late May took a turn for the worst when police stormed the zocalo with the hopes of removing them. Below is a narrative written by a UNM Professor who witnessed first-hand the events that took place. It has been my experience that the teacher's strike has caused some tension within Oaxaca. On the onehand I admire the teachers for sitting and sleeping in the streets of the Zocalo and surrounding areas and fighting for what they believe in. On the other hand, Oaxacan residents say that the teachers are spoiled, earn 7-10 times the average wage of Oaxacan residents while working only 4 hours a day. In fact many people have told me that many teachers would ... read more

Aprendi mucho en mi visita a la ciudad de Mexico. D.F. esta legos de Oaxaca. En carro esta seis o siete horas. Eso es el mismo tiempo de Los Angeles a Berkely. Oi una historia de Cortes, el Conquistador. Alguien le pregunto: ¿como era Mexico? Arrugo el papel y lo lanzo en la mesa. Dijo que estaria como las montanas! Descubrimos estar la verdad en nuestra viaje. Estabamos arriba del montanas. Pasamos el volcan con la nieve arriba y las nubes abajo. Manejamos sobre el puente mas largo. I learned many things in my visit to Mexico City. First, it is far from Oaxaca by car- six or seven hours. It is the same drive time as from Los Angeles to Berkely. I heard the story about the geography of Mexico. It is said that when ... read more