After Jeya and I – reluctantly – left the wedding calenda, we walked to a small beer/mezcal/coffee spot called Ciudadania in a funky neighborhood in the hills of the city. She said we were meeting some of her friends who were gathering to play “son jarocho.” Jeya, who has spent a lot of time in
Category: Adventures
Calenda Craziness
Last Friday, my fellow student and friend Jeya and I had a night out on the town (essentially our last hurrah before she headed back to Oregon and I started social distancing), complete with a fantastic dinner and amazing music (see next post). As we left the restaurant after dinner, we were launched into calenda
Bogota: take a tour with Jorge
Last week, Kathy Falk and I took a driving tour in Bogota with Jorge Rico, who had been Andrea and Arin’s guide when they were waiting in Bogota to finalize their adoption of Nicol and Jess. Below are videos of our drive through La Candelaria, which is the historic center of Bogota, and the art-lined
Mystical Mitla
On the tour that brought us to Teotitlan, we also visited the mystical archeological site of Mitla. Again, I’m inserting the description from Wikipedia because it is a good summary of what is important about this site. I took some video of the temple and meditation spaces. The site is over 70% intact and you
The transcendent art of textiles in Teotitlan.
A couple of weeks ago, I joined some new friends on a tour of some of the areas outside of the city of Oaxaca. One town we visited was Teotitlan. The summary description of the town from Wikipedia (copied below) will give you a sense of why it is so special. For me, the most