Here are my brothers, Jeremy and Wesley. If all goes as planned..they are leaving on a road trip to Columbia. TODAY! Wow. I’m counting down the days until they arrive in Chiapas for a visit. Its gonna be so great to see them! Wish them well on their journey ~ (my poor parents!…..this is what […]
Entries from February 25th, 2009
Wind ~
February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · La Vida
Wow. I’m sitting in a cafe right now ditching my Spanish Class. This is the first morning here in Chiapas for the last 2 months that I’ve had the opportunity to watch the world around me waking up. Gosh, I sure do enjoy the mornings. It feels like such a pure time. Fresh. The air […]
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Nothing like a long drive…..!
February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · La Vida
I’ve taken the weekend to go to Comitan, a town in the mountains, amongst pine trees and ranches. My kind of town! It is hitting the spot. I’m feeling……….something, and I can’t quite place it. Deeply in love with Mexico in soo many different ways (I’ll work on a list) and……… terribly homesick for the […]
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A New Teacher in Town
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments · La Vida
After all the craziness from the Feria in January, its been nice and quiet! And Willow a new teacher has just arrived. This weekend, she Jon and I went to explore a waterfall. I’m excited to have here around, she is a really inspiring person. On our way to the fall, we were chatting with […]
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Bonding
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments · La Vida
During the month of January, for the Feria, there were parades almost every day! It was incredible. Really, I”ve never seen anything quite like it. This particular night was the last parade of the Feria. We watched it from the balcony of Javiers’s house (on the right in blue) and were invited for lunch and […]
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Parachicos
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments · La Vida
Here are my fellow Teachers here in Chiapas. In the middle is Jon’s host mom who got us all dressed up for the very special opportunity to dance as a parachica during the Feria (a month long festival in January) She has been so kind to us and inclusive of sorts of activities going on […]
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Hi! I just stumbled across this post and had to reach out. This is our boat! We purchased Marissa this…