Chicken Soup for the Gringa

December 9, 2009 Acatlán – Oaxaca, Mexico no stats recorded I awoke to an ant infestation. Ants *everywhere*. And I had no food in my room. Yet I had ants…

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I Brake for Iguana

December 8, 2009 Ixtapan – Acatlán (Mexico) Moving Time= 7:16 Stopped Time=2:38 200 miles I wanted to try to get all the way to Oaxaca today…I had some friends-of-friends there,…

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Almost a regular…

December 26, 2009 This morning, on my way to Spanish Class, I passed the same ancient gentleman, dressed in the traditional Mayan clothing, that has greeted me every morning I…

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Strawberry Heaven

December 6, 2009 Guanajuato – Angangueo Moving Time= 6:06 Stopped Time= 1:56 219 miles Leaving Guanajuato was easier than I expected: I took the tunnel in front of the hotel…

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Christmas Eve

San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala The contrast here is making me very sad–I am so very privileged to have the time, leisure, and money to travel and sample the world,…

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Sunday’s Little Adventure

Dec 20, 2009 My Spanish is getting better every day, but I am still a little unsure, when a local tells me that a certain road is dangerous, if it’s…

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