Category: Merida
What 170 Pesos bought me at the Market in Merida
After recently spending a month in Vancouver where oatmeal and a large latte at Whole Foods (affectionately known as WholeContinue Reading
The Magical Hacienda San Jose Pachul
Haciendas are to the Yucatan what castles are to Scotland. Mysterious, magical, sometimes otherworldly, they represent a time gone byContinue Reading
Mastering the dough in Merida
Apparently the secret to making good pizza is squeezing your vagina. I’m not kidding, but who am I to argueContinue Reading
Saving Mama Luna
It was the seventh wave that got her. Took her down like a sandcastle, and with much less decorum. AtContinue Reading
The art of being jubilada
Tell people that you are having a baby, starting a new career, getting married, taking up ice climbing, running aContinue Reading
Quote of the day
“You live a new life for every new language you speak.”
Girlfriends
There is one thing I miss about leaving my friends and family behind and that’s leaving my friends and familyContinue Reading
Mexican Revolution
“Merida, Mexico, might not seem like much from the outside, but a clutch of creative insiders has transformed the fadedContinue Reading
Extreme gardening
I think the Tae-Bo dude should take a page out of my gardening book. Gardening in the Yucatan is notContinue Reading



