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Mexico City – 4/1/20
Travel in the time of COVID-19
Pressing the pause button
(Does anything actually have a pause button anymore?) I took another walk today (Monday), about a week after the last one. I took care to really see the mountains, the churches, the colorful colonial buildings, the street art, the blue sky. I mentally toggled between taking it all in and berating myself for letting some
So. Much. Toilet paper.
Chedraui supermarket – Oaxaca
So does this mean I don’t have to shave?
I took a walk this morning for the first time since the “Sana Distancia” (Healthy Distance) initiative commenced in Mexico on Monday. I hadn’t showered in three days but wasn’t worried about being unfit for public consumption because, I reasoned, I’ll just keep sweating in this heat and who’s going to get close enough to
Agua Potable – Revised
Son Jarocho Hipsters
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
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