Mexico
Your Stories From Abroad
Mexico
Waiting For Mario's Brother, Dreaming Of The Other Side
MONDAY, DAY 1 Some old-timers remember when the Nogales border was marked by no more than a chain link fence, perforated by holes they could slip through to do their ... read more
by Malia Politzer
30 Nov 2005
Mexico
Church Hopping (And Trying Not To Fall) In Southern Mexico
“Who here wants joy?” the pastor asked with outstretched arms. His congregation shot up their weathered hands. Exchanging anxious looks, my wife and I realized we were on a collision ... read more
by Josh MacIvor-Andersen
28 Jan 2009
Mexico
The Perfect Beach Town That Everyone Wants To Flee
“My daughter sent me this from New York,” Graciela explained. The perfume bottle shone in her rough, weathered hands—hands that have spent decades scrubbing laundry, scouring the scales off ... read more
by Christina Callender
15 Sep 2005
Mexico
Surviving An Earthquake Can Help Your Spanish Vocabulary
It took some time before I understood what was happening. Halfway between sleep and consciousness, I was disoriented as the bed scurried across the floor and the apartment walls around ... read more
by Josh MacIvor-Andersen
04 Feb 2009
Tips
Mexico
Gringa isn't such a bad thing
Gringa or Gringo is not always a derogatory term in Mexico. On my first day teaching English in Morelia, when my second-grade class found out that I from the United ... read more
by Melissa Branfman
11 Feb 2009
Mexico
The low-down on Mexican slang
Wanna learn some Mexican slang? Here are some examples that you will hear a lot amongst Mexican youth: gacho = bad; padre, poca madre, chido, chulo = cool; chingon = very good; un ... read more
by Charles Mostoller
18 Mar 2009
Mexico
Flash those beautiful teeth
The best advice I can offer is this: Learn how to laugh at yourself! This is huge. You will be in countless situations (geographically, linguistically, culturally) where you are not ... read more
by Josh Macivor-Andersen
26 Aug 2009
Blog Posts
Mexico
The underground Cave/Restaurant/Bar
(endAPRIL2009)Making friends with the chinese man who owned our hostel in Playa Del Carmen was one of the most helpful experiences I could have had down there. One day he was willing to drive my travel companion and to his favorite restaurant, off the main calle 5 of Playa. Finally, ... read more
by Michelle Saltis
14 Dec 2009
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
Ecuador
France
Germany
Mexico
Peru
Where I have been thus far!
I started my travels abroad in April 2008, and so far I have been to eight countries: France, Germany, Canada, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Mexico. (I have also lived in California, New York State, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. I have been to Florida, Utah, Nevada(VEGAS baby!), Vermont, Connecticut, ... read more
by Michelle Saltis
29 Nov 2009
Mexico
Remember All That Hype About The Swine Flu?
Now that the hype surrounding swine flu appears to have passed, it’s time to take off our masks, breathe deeply, and reflect on what just happened. The last few weeks saw the World Health Organization release a pandemic warning for the H1N1 virus (formerly known as “swine flu,” until pork ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
13 May 2009
Mexico
Words to Live By
Written 15-1-08 "Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life"-Michael Palin (of Monty Python) "It had been another gringo folly, an alcohol-soaked sunstroke vision of paradise driven by ego and lack of any ... read more
by Rachel Holan
13 Feb 2009
Mexico
Bliss and the Art of Marriage
Written 9-1-08 the other day was the most beautiful day. well, all my days here are beautiful, but this one i´m going to write about. to start, i have a new job. i´ve finally managed to get a job doing massage therapy. woohoo! i work at a hotel called Paraiso, ... read more
by Rachel Holan
13 Feb 2009
Mexico
Taco Stand Fatigue
Written 5-1-08 i am such a slut. (now before we all start laughing, taking offense, or general confusion, let me explain. also, i want to say that the term ´slut´ is really deroggative and demeans women who perhaps break from the mold of what people think women should be and ... read more
by Rachel Holan
13 Feb 2009
Mexico
Mexican Feminism
Written 2-1-08 i got whistled at by an eight year old today. i know because i asked the little shit. there i was, peacefully walking down the street, when i hear the all-too-familiar cat call whistle from behind me. usually it doesn´t phase me, but for some reason i turn ... read more
by Rachel Holan
13 Feb 2009
Mexico
La Vida Buena
Written Dec. 16, 2007 i was in a mexican hospital last night. but that story can wait for a minute. so mexico is...is hard to explain in words. i feel very at home here, very happy, and very safe. i want to thank all of you who wrote in my ... read more
by Rachel Holan
13 Feb 2009
Mexico
A Story for the Morning
Written Dec. 24th, 2007 There is a little Mexican man who rakes the sand on the beach in the morning. It´s hard to determine how old he is, because life on a Caribbean beach masks the aging process. He rakes soft and slow, like a calm yogi master, tending to ... read more
by Rachel Holan
13 Feb 2009
Mexico
Jungle Fever
Written Dec. 20, 2007 ok, so i did the coolest thing ever yesterday. i met this cool chica named Cathy. she´s an english biologist who´s been living in the jungle here for the past 5 years tracking and studying monkeys. can you think of a cooler job?!?!?? so yesterday we ... read more
