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Update

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Teaching in Korea is a no-go, for reasons that I don’t want to get into here (despite being an over-sharer.) I’m seriously considering just working in Canada for 4-5 months before heading back to Mexico, but I’m also applying to jobs and internships in a gazillion other countries.
I always suffer from bad reverse culture [...]

Habits from Travel

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

I’d like to say that the giant pile of clothes that my backpack regurgitated on the floor three days ago is just a habit I’ve picked up from being on the move so much. Nope. I am a messy person in almost all cases.
But the long-term traveler will pick up a lot of habits [...]

Back to Canada

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

En route back to Canada today through Charlotte, North Carolina.
I still have much more to write about Latin America, so that is what will probably fill the blog while I’m doing nothing in Canada for a bit.

Cuidate.

Should I be a teacher?

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

It turns out that I really like teaching English. I’m still not great at it, and I still get shaky when I get up in front of a class, but I really like it. It’s fun, it’s challenging, and it’s engaging. Above all, it’s wonderful to do a job that takes place, for the most [...]

Here’s to 2010

Friday, January 1st, 2010

I sometimes complain to a friend that I am having a hard time writing.
“Just write,” she always shoots back. “Just write, even if you don’t feel like it.”
The problem is, I hardly ever do something if I don’t feel like it. I think it’s a character flaw.
I was prepared, more or less, [...]

No more melodrama!

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Everything I have tried to write, whether on here or in messages to friends, have sounded grumpy the last couple of days.
It should not be so… I am visiting Lake Atitlan for the umpteenth time, and it’s a place that always makes me feel peaceful.
There’s a lot of stuff going on for me [...]

From the files of “WTF” come San Cristobal’s church gym

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

I was in San Cristobal de las Casas a year ago, and I definitely don’t remember this.
My friends and I climbed the stairs to a church on a hill – one of my favourite spots in this town. The view is amazing, and there are hundreds of colourful plastic flags draped around, all fluttering [...]

When to go for authenticity – part 2

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Alright, to give an overdue answer to the question of authenticity.
Here’s the thing: when at home in Canada, do I begrudge Indian restaurants, Chinese bubble tea shops, Ethiopian community centers, and Lebanese bakeries?
No.
I like them. (Especially, hehehe, because of the deliciousness they tend to bring. What a shallow view of diversity but hey, delicious [...]

How to invent words in Spanish

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Still sick, sick, sick as a dog with the flu that’s going around Xela. I have barely left bed in three days. Nothing much on the news front, as a result.
In class last week, my teacher taught me the proper way to invent words in Spanish.
The formula?
Take a noun, any noun. Best if [...]

Decisions, decisions…

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

My plan to rent an apartment in Xela starting in September was foiled because it turns out I would have to sign a lease for longer than I am willing to commit to. I’d need to get a lawyer, too.
Sign a lease? Get a lawyer? I thought this was an incredibly unregulated country. According [...]

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