Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Wrestler, Medicine
This is a photo from an exhibit that was running in Puebla on the history of Mexican wrestlers. They had a few huge photos from inside the museum displayed in windows around the main Zocalo. What a great exhibit. I’ve not taken too many pictures since I’ve returned to San Cristobal. It’s funny but my [...]
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
Spanish for Your Nanny
This little video is quite hilarious. http://youtube.com/watch?v=5fda4_wo6JI&feature
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Back to Zapatista Land
Our computer repair mission was a success and Chris’ Mac is happy once again. Turns out it was a known problem with the nVidia graphics card for this model. It took a little while for the Apple operator to reach that conclusion, but not through any fault of his own. They’re trained to go through [...]
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
We Have a Piper Down
Chris’ Mac is sick and so we’ve had to make a detour to the town of Puebla. The city with a population of 2 million is about a two-hour drive from Mexico City. The centre was declared a world heritage site. It’s gorgeous here. We’re indulging in art galleries, museums and fabulous food. Civilization, how [...]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
The Road to San Cristobal
Well, it’s taken us two years to get to Mexico, perhaps the bus would have been faster in the long run or walking here for that matter. We’ve had quite the adventurous trip to San Cristobal, and it feels different here, more relaxed. We definitely don’t feel that edge like we did in Guatemala. Guatemala [...]