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Condesa: an oasis in Mexico City (and muy fresa)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Mexico City can at times be an overwhelming place. The traffic, the smog and ginormous crowds of people can really make a person crave a bit of tranquilidad.
Luckily, the city is filled with loads of distinct neighborhoods, and some will give you a bit of that calm you’ve been craving.
One of such oases [...]

More than tacos (but the tacos are great)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Food is an important part of travel for me. Wait. Food is an important part of life for me. This is partly why I will never be a great budget traveler along the likes of Wade and his family from Vagabond Journey. I just love restaurants, pastries, street food, fruit and, well, eating all the [...]

Back to Canada this Sunday

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

For the time being, Yelkaye.net is saying goodbye to all things latin. Brightly coloured houses with peeling paint, salsa and reggaeton, tacos, mangy street dogs, beautiful Latin men… all of these I am leaving behind on Sunday. (So much for finding a gorgeous Mexican husband.)
What’s happening?
When it comes down to it, there just aren’t [...]

Morelia… why did you have to break my heart?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

I’ve been looking for someone like you for awhile. Something special. I had my tulmultuous relationship with Quetzaltenango, but it just didn’t work out in the end. I’ve been with Mexico City, but sometimes it’s just too much. I dallied a bit with Queretaro and Gualajara, but we just didn’t click.
Morelia, we clicked.
At [...]

Sometimes, being a silly tourist is just the right thing

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Guadalajara’s answer to Mexico City’s Coyoacan is Tlaquepaque. It’s a pretty colonial suburb, complete with brightly coloured houses, cobblestone streets and overpriced cafes. It’s a strong artisan community, and showrooms of art and kitschy ceramics are everywhere.
It’s apparently also tourism central in Guadalajara. My friends and I had to put our rousing game of [...]

“Taco Gays” and mariachi: Guadalajara, Jalisco

Friday, February 19th, 2010

The next stop of this fairly unfruitful “finding a decent teaching job” trip is Guadalajara, Mexico’s second city. With about four million people, this is a big place, but is a lot calmer than the capital.
Strangely enough, Guadalajara reminds me in some ways of Toronto in the summer. Wide streets, warm weather, grey buildings… [...]

Queretaro is Nice

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

But I don’t think I would want to live there.
Funny though, what makes some places touristy and others not. San Cristobal de las Casas, for instance, is a beautiful colonial city almost overrun with foreigners. Queretaro is a colonial city probably just as beautiful (except maybe the lack of surrounding mountains) but I spotted maybe [...]

Strange Things in Queretaro

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Reporting from Queretaro, Queretaro. It’s great to be on the road, finally seeing new places for the first time in awhile. (I think the last time I have actually be somewhere completely new was Champerico in October… otherwise I’ve just been going back to the same places in Guatemala and Mexico.)
Unfortunately, it is pouring [...]

6 Pieces of Advice for Doing the Celta

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

I’m finished the CELTA. I passed. Now, exhausted, I will look for work. Tomorrow I’m heading for Queretaro, then Guadalajara and Morelia. I am very excited about seeing new places in Mexico.
The CELTA is certainly a great idea for anyone interested in teaching. It is interesting, practical, and made me feel pretty prepared to [...]

Update

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Five days until CELTA course is over. This course is much more stressful than a Masters ever was.
I like teaching… while this might not be what I do forever, I’m gonna give it a whirl for awhile.
Big decisions come next.
First decision: stay in Mexico?
I love Latin America, and I’d really love to [...]

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