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Through the Looking Glass

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Observations about traditions, foods, customs, language, beliefs, arts, popular culture, flora and occasionally current events. Each post focuses on one topic, relating it to my life in the united states or contrasting it with my preconcieved ideas. It is an exploration of my husband's country and culture, my new looking glass.
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Road: Like Willie Nelson and Canned Heat
Road: Like Willie Nelson and Canned Heat Posted on 19/07/2007

I made a comment yesterday that came from taking stock of my activities over the last couple of weeks: I haven't devised, made, revised and crossed items off so many lists since...   Read more
Been Back
Been Back Posted on 15/07/2007

This past Monday, two orange-clad, barefoot and rough-toed Buddhist monks from Thailand elaborated on the finer points of basic meditation. We were a motley group of interested people,...   Read more
Eagle and Sun
Eagle and Sun Posted on 24/05/2007

Either, or. This, that. Here, there. Yes, no? Sometimes, a decision just needs help. A push toward one or the other, all responsibility placed outside--though technically on--the hands of...   Read more
Masiosare
Masiosare Posted on 17/05/2007

The neighborhood had been quieter since last Thursday, since school was out to bridge the long weekend between Mother's Day on the 10th and Teacher's Day, yesterday, on the 15th....   Read more
Before Tunick, Sans Tunics
Before Tunick, Sans Tunics Posted on 09/05/2007

Patricio and I already had sentimental attachments to the Zócalo--the main plaza here in Mexico City, and once the very center of the Mexica world. It was often our nexus of special...   Read more
Blessed Wood
Blessed Wood Posted on 03/05/2007

The sounds of hammers and mallets coming from the catty-corner house-in-progress have been replaced today by the boom of fireworks overhead. The albañiles (often translated as...   Read more
Lion and Lamb
Lion and Lamb Posted on 26/04/2007

Moctezuma doesn't often take revenge on his own people, but every now and then, I suppose his spirit does come back to haunt the European genes in the mix. Patricio himself, who boasts...   Read more
Que Milagro
Que Milagro Posted on 25/04/2007

¡Qué milagro! I hear this every now and then, especially if I'm making a phone call. A lot of you know I'm not much one for dialed-up conversations, preferring the...   Read more
Pedro Infante, Que Cante, Que Cante
Pedro Infante, Que Cante, Que Cante Posted on 17/04/2007

Just like Patricio and I are prone to spontaneous bursts of dance, the cat and the car's interior are also often witness to our impulsive bits of song. And the top three melodies, with...   Read more
Tremble
Tremble Posted on 14/04/2007

Patricio and I were stretched out on the couch, me with my feet pressed against his calves to keep the toes from cold, and we were drifting while a late-night Chilean war movie played on...   Read more
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  • That's quite right
    By Rosetta Stone 2010-05-08, 18h03
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      By Rosetta Stone 2010-05-08, 17h58
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