Wind And Waves

Omigosh! All the timing has worked out perfectly and I’m going to jump in the little red car “big red” with my brothers and head to Columbia.

Yeah! Ann is visiting. Its Awesome to have her visiting. We are exploring Canyon Sumidero, San Cristobal and waterfalls and ………who knows! Its soo fun being a tourist and not stressing about lesson plans.

She brought me good coffee and yummy DARK chocolate and the article of me from Lattitude 38 (my precious 30 min of fame in the world!) Lucky me.

We reflected a lot on our time in Puerto Vallarta during the Banderas Day blast and with Heather and David on the trip up to Chacala. What fun that was. The sailing world feels a million miles away to me right now…….but I have a feeling that soon, I will be back?!

Check out this video of a fellow Ann and I met in Chacala who we discovered on a hike with him, that he knew all the plants and their uses. He brought us back to his “temple” and did a prayer for us. Check it out!

Shaman

I had tears in my eyes as I said goodbye to my students on Friday.  Before every class each of the students say hi teacher and kisses you on the cheek and then as they leave they do the same.  I really appreciate the happiness,life and love that I have felt from all my students!

When we realize that the way we are experiencing things is mixed up with our own interpretations of things and our reactions to our own interpretations, we learn to refrain from taking our own representation for ineluctable realities, and thus reduce our susceptibility to compulsion and obsession. Within the calmness and stability this insight produces, we can distinguish between subjective projections and objective truths.

(selected and translated by)
– THOMAS CLEARY –

Each new exploration,

each new capacity gives us a new place to stand,

from which we can see new horizons of possibility.

Colors! Colors! Colors! I love color. They speak of life and warmth and friendliness and energy. I just moved into an Orange house with lots of plants and colors. It feels so nice compared to the WHITE stricken house where I have been living for the last two months.  Things were being cleaned constantly ……….as if past mistakes/struggles/saddness’s were being scrubbed away……….every day.

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 they get for raising us in such a safe environment :-))

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 is cool and people are in the very beginnings of creating any painting they want for the day!  Mornings are like a big white canvas….waiting to have color splashed over it.  I’m quite enjoying the chance to not be stuffed in a cold, white classroom, crammed in little wooden desks with the smell of white-board marker permeating the room.  Don’t get me wrong, my two hours of Spanish lessons everyday have been a complete joy.  Every morning, I look forward to them.   Estare, is the BEST Spanish teacher I have ever had, by far and the dynamic in the classroom with Willow, Jon, Estare and I is so much fun.

I’m missing being able to jump on the moto and zoom off to see the countryside.  I logged onto Horizons Unlimited (a moto community…….great website to know about) and got connected to a couple people who might be able to go exploring with me via moto around Chiapas.  Hell yeah!

I also found this girl’s website who is traveling south via moto, from Alaska to Argentina.  CHeck out her website! http://www.alaska2argentina.co.uk/
On her website….I read that the Mayan New Year ended on Sunday, Feb 22.  [Read more →]

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 United States.  WHat a strange mix.  Part of me will do whatever I can to be able to stay down here amongst these gentle friendly happy alive people and colorful Pueblos.  Amongst  a land that is unbelievably beautiful and diverse within such short distances.  The other half of me would give anything to  sip a good cup of coffee while going on a long walk in brisk winter air amongst square,tall, Big buildings.  I would revel in the LARGENESS  and the even pavement under my feet. On my walk, I would stop at the Tattered Covered book store, and a good local coffee shop, and go in every building that is made of lots of wood.  I would eventually stop for a good hamburger and Dark beer at a tavern type restaurant.  Big, warm and cozy. [Read more →]