MEXICO CITY: Adios Jessica!
We woke with the dawn for the first time and recalled something that we both knew to be a scientific truth: there are some hours of the day that no human should ever have to see. You should only see...
View ArticleMEXICO CITY: SPRING BREAK!
I know, if anything, I’m known for being hyperbolic and rambling in my travel blogs. But I’m not all that bothered, these are writings that fill me with joy. If I could make a career out of them like...
View ArticleMEXICO CITY: A Telenovela
Jessica and I were ready to thrive on a new day. I woke up at seven o’clock in the morning to the gorgeous sounds of the church bells across the street. My body was still too adjusted to my work...
View ArticleMEXICO CITY: WARY of the AVIARY
Something that Jessica loves with an inordinate passion is a zoo. I truly don’t believe there has ever been a zoo that she didn’t enjoy. We’ve been to far too many zoos in my opinion. I don’t share...
View ArticleMEXICO CITY: Free for a Coffee
After wandering around for ages and ages yesterday, Jessica and I were surprisingly willing to wander around again. I was desperate to see a cemetery since roaming through a city of the dead is one of...
View ArticleMEXICO CITY: le flâneur
[We now return to a trip I took nearly two years ago, lol, thanks for your patience. There are still so many wonderful places and experiences to share with you!] One of the best parts of living in the...
View ArticleMEXICO CITY: Casa de las Flores
Each day in Mexico City was a revelation for me. I learned something new about the culture, about myself, or about alternative ways to live. I eagerly look forward to my next trip, and the next, and...
View ArticleMEXICO CITY: To Cuernavaca!
Time is a slippery thing; I can’t make sense of it. The tasks I think will go on for days only take minutes and the ones that don’t need any time at all take me decades. There’s a piece of base trim...
View ArticleCUERNAVACA: Past Lives, New Lives, Other Lives, Better Lives
I never did see Lowry’s volcano. Well, I suppose I did, I must have. I probably saw it all the time, but Popocatépetl remains an enigma. I haven’t the foggiest idea where to look. I’ve seen pictures...
View ArticleCUERNAVACA: Can I ever come back?
Robert Brady’s home left me on an artistic high. Truthfully, I didn’t think I was capable of reacting as I did. I’ve always appreciated art, but it’s never been something I get feverish about; I’ve...
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