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Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By sneaver | Views [2200]
Panama, I love you! You are what I had though Cost-a-lot Rica was going to be and I thank you for holding onto cultural autonomy (Panama City excluded) from the US cookie cutter developments and assimilation machine that has affected your northern neighbor.... Read more >
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [323]
Our last day of spanish school ended with us drinking jugs of Mexican dark ale with our classmates & teacher. It was a great way to wrap up a pretty difficult two weeks & an excellent warm up to the Australia v Chile match we were due to watch ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [408]
It's been another full on week at Spanish School but I think we've turned a corner & hopefully know enough about verb conjugation & periphrastics to be half understood!
Tomorrow is our last day of class so we had a farewell lunch with ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [278]
After our Oaxacan feast & salsa debut we were set for a slow Sunday.
We managed a run (well Lindy smashed out 15kms, I did about 7kms) and then lazed about the house having a slow brunch.
With storm clouds lingering & thunder ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [248]
After our standard morning park routine we ventured back to the Mercardo el Merced for some cheap fruit & veggies for the week. It was actually reassuring to see our spanish has improved quite a bit really - well since our last trip to Merced ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [285]
It has been a pretty full on week at the Freda Spanish School & while we have markedly improved our understanding of spanish and pronunciation we have a long way to go before we have a competent, grammatically correct conversation. Thankfully we ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By katia | Views [371]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PG8qOL1hs4 - Read story with music background
Slowly the discomfort ends. You open your eyes and let your lungs drink from the apparatus suited for this adventure. Its sedative.... Read more >
Tags: cenotes, diving, tulum
Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By katia | Views [400]
Got to take it easy. Everything is covered in sand. I like it. The floors to my bedroom are soft like the bordering shore line. The windows are all made from fly wire so a breeze catches me at unexpected moments. The ceilings in the cabana are ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, isla holbox, island, mexico, sunsets
Wed, 4 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [249]
Hoy nostrotos somos empezado la escuela española.
Today Lindy and I started Spanish School. After we were unable to complete the comprehension test we were channeled into the standard beginners clases at the Freda Spanish School in Condesa, ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [241]
After a slow Sunday taking in the last few sites around Morelia and sampling Gaspachos - the local delicassy of a sweet, spicy, salty fruit salad with onion & cheese, we caught the bus back to México City and ended up at a BBQ with a heap ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [264]
Today's focus was more of Morelia - lots of walking & eating & much less drinking!
Our Spanglish is definitely getting better as we managed to order both lunch & dinner with relative ease! it's the small wins we are celebrating on ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [289]
After a smooth 4.5hr bus ride from Mexico City we arrived in the picturesque heritage town of Morelia late on Friday afternoon.
Located in the Michoacan region, Morelia was the first Spanish city founded in Mexico. The whole town has been a world ... Read more >
Fri, 30 May 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [300]
I started this blog entry and then managed to spill water all over my new MacBook Air :( I'm hoping it dries out but it's recommended you wait 72 hours before using it & assessing damage.
For now, I've pulled together this entry via the iphone ... Read more >
Thu, 29 May 2014 | By kikkijayne | Photo Gallery
A visual feast to capture some of the amazing food, people and places around Mexico
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Thu, 29 May 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [282]
The Mexican Adventure (take 2 following our 2009 junket) has begun.
We arrived after an epic 32 hours in transit to take refuge in Claire's fantastic apartment. Kept company by her very cute ginger cat Chulo and her colleague Andrew who has just moved ... Read more >
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