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Thu, 23 May 2013 | By adriver | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ciudad Juárez was ranked as the most violent city in the world outside of a war zone for three consecutive years, from 2009 to 2011. I have been traveling there to conduct research on the representation of violence in the city since 2009. In my interviews ...
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Wed, 22 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [659]
“A huevo” (vernacular)
1. The declaration of a shared moment of appreciation and/or assent.
“Mate, the extent to which fundamental conflicts of interest and manipulative marketing ... Read more >
Wed, 22 May 2013 | By katjafluekiger | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
20 years ago my father and his closest friends jumped in to their VW bus 'Elsie' and drove from Switzerland to India.On the road they used their Leicas to take pictures and bathrooms to develop them. I grew up watching my father's slideshows, wishing ...
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Sat, 11 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [514]
Guadalajara:
Roaming the historic streets,
Thinking up haikus.
I struck lucky in Mexico's Second City; aimlessly wandering towards the centre of town upon the evening of my arrival ... Read more >
Sat, 11 May 2013 | By joliver4567 | Views [339]
Mexico, the strangest customs around. Thankfully we were able to go through without any outrageous tourist "fees". When you get to customs, they have a traffic light with a button on it. You press the button and get either a green light or ... Read more >
Sat, 11 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 6 May 2013 | By f0nsey | Views [666] | Comments [2]
So Mexico City has come up trumps in a major way. First stop: total success. Although it is furiously heavily populated - streams of peculiarly potato-esque mexicans heading in every conceivable direction at all hours of the day - the Centro Histó... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By nosoygringo | Views [552] | Scholarship Entry
Speaking about Kim Jong-un days ago, I told a friend all the leader needs is a beer and some tacos. Understanding a culture through its food? Kim might. So do us. Culinary expressions are inherent to Mexican genes. Perhaps too much, or we would not ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By marianurz | Views [441] | Scholarship Entry
“Trust me señorita, you’ll thank me later”. A petite slender man with swarthy skin tanned due to the excessive sun exposure, handed us a pair of old magenta colored bicycles before we could even agree on renting them. He swiftly explained us how to get ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By raquelita | Views [453]
Estoy nerviosa. Es mi primer viaje latinamericano excepto una vez en el Caribe fuera de Mexico y tengo bastante anos.
Espero que no tengo problems con los cajeros permanentes. Espero que mantengo mi sentido comun sin perder oportunidades.
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Tags: expat en mexico, guatemala, preparations
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By photonomy | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By photonomy | Views [412] | Scholarship Entry
Chicken slaughterhouses crown the exit of San Juan market. Brooms are smashed against the pavement to release it from the poultry dirty punishment. The noxious odor transpires; it’s a jumble of warm flesh, cheap soap, chick fat and bloody chicken crests.... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By photonomy | Views [344]
Chicken slaughterhouses crown the exit of San Juan market. Brooms are smashed against the pavement to release it from the poultry dirty punishment. The noxious odor transpires; it’s a jumble of warm flesh, cheap soap, chick fat and bloody chicken ... Read more >
Tags: heartbreak, mexico, pulque
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By alexamaria04 | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
When I first laid eyes on him, my heart fell, as though an anchor had been attached to it, dragging it down to the bottom of my stomach. Parked at a red light in Monterrey, Mexico. Outside, the sun beat down, kissing my cheeks as I sat squished in the ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By vagabond81 | Views [345] | Scholarship Entry
I was in Mexico on a shoestring, alone with my backpack, and a Rough Guide in my pocket. It was my second time here. I had three months --all the time in the world to enjoy this magical country--but no plan at all. My connections to the country run ... Read more >
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