We got our power back within 48 hours, but for some of the city, it’s been five days. I stood in line at the grocery mart with just two kilos of chicken to purchase for dinner and waited a whole 45 minutes. Telephone calls from friends came in saying some homes had been flooded and [...]
I can hardly believe how unpredictable my life has been as of late. It feels like the minute I finish one thing I’m diving into the next! It’s definitely exciting, and I’ve just been so happy to see progress in so many areas. We and a load of young people have just returned from the [...]
So my country just took a nasty hit–from the worst typhoon to ever come crashing on us in 11 years! Since I don’t have electricity I won’t be blogging much for the next few days. Our power is out and I’m just rushing to write this in a cafe as I do some shopping for [...]
Every 16th of September Mexico celebrates it’s “grito de independencia”, and wanting to cash in on some fun after restaurant-singing, we went to the local square to eat some elote (corn) and check out the festivities. Apparently in little towns like ours people start firing live ammo as the evening progresses… so we figured we’d [...]