Our family's sabbatical adventure
I've been frustrated with a few things I can't do on this site as well as I'd like. And we are gearing up for more places soon and want this to go a little more smoothly. So we are moving this blog to a WordPress site: www.xingborders.com Just like on this site, you can get all our blog posts by email--click the "Follow" button on the right. Make sure you sign up, because we are about to post a raft of Mexico posts to finish ourselves up. And then off to Hong Kong!
A lot of the time, people view Mexican-American differences through clichés like this one: And granted, there are lots of differences between life in Mérida and life in Bozeman. We still can...
“Perhaps, one day, this century will be known as Deluezian” —Michel Foucault By Rob, Nina, Sage While Merida presents a vast array of free cultural events, we have had a difficult time attending...
We knew something about Day of the Dead before coming here--it's kind of Mexican Halloween with candy skeletons, right? Of course, the Mayan holiday Hanal Pixan--literally, Meal of the Souls--is much...
Mary Ann and Linda asked for the daily routine, so here it is with photos. Mornings start at 6, not startling I know, but too early for my crowd. Rob makes breakfast, I chase down books and uniforms...
What more can we ask for? Last Saturday was another perfect day, much needed. My friend, Chris, who is in my Spanish class, joined us. First, a stop at our new favorite place to eat, Wayan'e taco...
By Sage. The first day was a failure and I think everyone agrees. Partly because we couldn't see the snake and because the lighting wasn't great for pictures. We were positive about it saying...
(download) Click here to download: first-two-three-weeks-of-school-GrzIIHaiqmCbeGvqJxpf.zip (9.42 MB) Nina: School gets out at 1:30, but it starts...
For those who don't know cenotes--the Yucatan pennisula is a limestone bed, with an enormous system of underground caverns and rivers. Cenotes are where the ceiling of the cave has fallen through...
We are a family of five. Our plan is to spend part of the year living in Mexico, then traveling through Asia, then part of the year in Morocco. We hope to learn some languages, survive the heat, grow closer together, and hopefully get some research done along the way.
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