Noche (o Tarde) de Rábanos
That’s Night of the Radishes to you. Or, as it happened, Afternoon of the Radishes, for us. Noche de Rábanos is easier to explain than describe. Maybe. Going back to Colonial times, Oaxaca has had…
Oaxaca Street Art
One of the reasons Oaxaca is so thoroughly identified with the arts is that the city abhors a blank wall. You’re immersed in art in Oaxaca not just through the shops and the surrounding artisan’s…
Nuestra Señora de La Soledad
We are a scant block away from the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad: the Church of our Lady of Solitude. This weekend is the Fiesta de la Soledad, and it’s happening right in our…
The Preservation Of Fire
One of the true beauties of Oaxaca is not the city itself, but the ring of villages that surround it. Many of these villages are focal points for specific art forms. In San Bartolo Coyotepec…
Woodcut Class
Bottom line: Dorothy will lose her shit if she can’t use her hands. At (what used to be) home, that meant sewing, gardening, making, with all the tools and materials necessary to fulfill whatever mission…
Home Sweet Furnished Rental Apartment
The pattern we expected to follow for housing was to take an Airbnb for a few weeks, and then spend those weeks apartment hunting for our longer term rental. I’ve read repeatedly that it’s a…
The Softest Of Landings
We chose to start our adventure in Oaxaca. Growing up in Southern California (Dorothy just a few miles from the border), Mexico was very much our backyard as kids. Having been to Oaxaca once before,…
Mexico City Map
Staying Connected
This one’s kinda easy and kinda hard. App-based solutions are the easy part. The rest of the world primarily uses Whatsapp for phone. There’s FaceTime and Zoom for seeing and talking. Various messaging apps. Facebook,…
The Government Doesn’t Like Homeless People
Pretty much every part of the launch has been tricky, but domiciling has been one of the trickiest. Most folks who consider themselves expats don’t travel full time. They simply relocate to another country. You…