Carrie was adamant that no Mexico experience would be complete without a trip to see Lucha Libre, the WWE-style fake wrestling known for its masked fighters. I was hesitant, as I often am with Carrie’s ideas, but agreed to go along for “family night” last Sunday. The chocolate donuts made it all worth it…and the… Read More Fight Freely
This won’t come as any surprise for most of you: the Mexican culture as a whole loves children. This has been obvious during our experience here for lots of reasons, more than I can name or even recall. A few recent experiences made us think we should write a blog post about it. Neither story… Read More Bring the Kids
It’s been amazing to me how quickly we’ve settled into Mexico. When I think back just five months, shortly after arriving to Mexico, there were so many things that were glaringly obvious differences from the US; the way people drive, the food, prices for all sorts of things, the physical currency itself, Mexican Spanish (many… Read More Close the Bones
Guadalajara keeps growing on us. We discovered a long stretch of a main thoroughfare, Avenida Juarez, that is closed to motorized traffic for six hours every Sunday. The main closed portion going east & west is about 24km, plus all the arterial routes. Surrounding suburbs also have their own routes. It’s very well organized, including… Read More Stroll on Sunday
Fair warning in advance…normally I ramble for awhile but then I at least show a bunch of pictures at the end. This post has all the rambling part but not much of the picture part. Instead, this is more of a “hey, did you know…?” sort of post. If I lose you after this paragraph,… Read More Potty Train a Newborn
In my last post I wrote about the wide variety of colorful houses on display in Mexico. The sidewalks in front of the houses are no less interesting. After walking for just five minutes you will easily pass dozens of different sidewalk pavements. Some slick tiles, some porous tiles, some stones, some painted concrete, some… Read More Look Down
Since Frida was born I’ve been out running errands almost every day in order to gather all the documents & copies we needed to submit our application for Frida’s Consular Report of Birth Abroad and her US Passport (for which I took passport pictures of her.) Our plan is to leave Guadalajara on April 19,… Read More Run Errands; See Colors
When iola was about six months old we had her passport picture taken. I held her, but with a white sheet between us. Her picture turned out to be pretty adorable, tongue and all: Taking a passport picture of a one-week-old, however, was a different beast! Getting a shot of Frida that meets the requirements… Read More Take Passport Pictures
It’s official! Frida is a Mexican citizen! Normally we wouldn’t wander out so soon after the birth, however we needed to get Frida’s Mexican birth certificate in order to then apply for her US passport from the American consulate in Guadalajara. Otherwise Frida would be stuck in Mexico when we leave in April. We went… Read More Officialize a Mexican Daughter
Our beautiful new baby: Frida Ayn, born at home in the Santa Teresita neighborhood of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Arrived at 4:15 PM on Friday, February 26, 2016 Weight: 3830 grams (8.44 lbs), Height: 52 cm (20.5 inches) Big thanks to Maria, Francesca, and Lupita of Casa Aramara!! Carrie has had two natural births at home, each… Read More Talk About a Home Birth
