Entries from July 2008
July 29, 2008
Un Recuerdo de los pobres…
In Mexico City, the vast number of the urban poor here work informal jobs on the black market, running taco stands and selling pirate DVDs, washing car windows and cleaning houses. They do what they can to eek out a living and although they are everywhere, on every street corner, I have come to see [...]
July 22, 2008
Turning Japanese
I never thought I would learn so much about Japan in Mexico City! This week I started classes at my new Spanish school, Academia Hispana. It is right up the road from my house, on my street (Chihuahua street). This Spanish school has been in existence for over 14 years and is [...]
July 7, 2008
La Mudanza…
Hola from Mexico City! I arrived here in the urban madness that is el DF a few short weeks ago, and am writing to you all from my new room and an old desk I just bought today. To transport the desk to my house, I was told to ask a guy up the [...]
