On January 24th I started my six week intensive language program: four hours of individual instruction and two hours, one-on-one, with a conversation guide. The program also includes two excursions and a daily lunch that fed me through the next morning! The first three weeks I stayed with the same host family I had inContinue reading “Spanish Institute of Puebla”
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Relaxing at the Beach
Transition to San Patricio, or Melaque, on the Pacific Coast of Jalisco On my last night in San Miguel de Allende my friend, Robin, and I checked off another rooftop restaurant – this one called Zumo Rooftop Restaurant. SMA has a long list of rooftop restaurants, as the night sky is filled with beautiful viewsContinue reading “Relaxing at the Beach”
!Feliz Navidad!
Since returning from San Luis Potosí, I have been enjoying watching San Miguel de Allende get dressed up for Christmas! Of course the best was to do that is to walk around at night. And, no matter where you go, it is the Parroquía that draws your attention. In the center of town you seeContinue reading “!Feliz Navidad!”
Back in SMA
My Home: Chonitos #5 Olga is my hostess and lives at Casa Dorotea with her son, who goes to university. In addition there are three other “guests” besides me. We each have single rooms and two of us share a bathroom. We all share the kitchen, dining room, living room, patio and roof patio. OlgaContinue reading “Back in SMA”
Life in Melaque
Recent statistics lists Melaque’s population at 7,569 with about 3% of the population as indigenous and almost 40% people coming from outside the state of Jalisco. I wonder if the large number of American and Canadians that come for three months in the winter are accounted for? I was surprised to read that close toContinue reading “Life in Melaque”
My México Travels 