...Since the end of August. Sorry I haven't had a chance to post anything since then, but I hit the ground running once I got here, and am finally coming up for air!
S0me of the highlights from September and October include:
* Re-connecting with my colleagues at the Benjamin Franklin Library (Brenda, Michael, Jose Manuel, Elenita, Claudia, Rachel, etc).
* Eating fresh mangoes again.
* Being the keynote speaker a conference at Universidad de la Mixteca in Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca.
* Having lunch in Mexico City with 2 of my Peace Corps volunteers from Bolivia, Jana and Mike.
* Giving a workshop on Service-Learning in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
* Getting a private tour of the world-famous Anthroplogy Museum in Mexico City.
* Presenting on Human Rights Education at a conference in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur.
* Seeing the "alibrijes" and all the colorful "altares" for Dia de los Muertos. (Getting a day off!)
* Volunteering at the Embassy for their annual "Trick or Treat" Halloween extravaganza.
* Welcoming my brother and sister-in-law to Mexico, and touring the city until we couldn't walk anymore. (They even got to meet the US Ambassador while taking an Embassy-sponsored "green" bike ride around town.)
* Making some new friends and contacts.
Some of the bummers:
* Having to renew my visa and dealing with the dysfunctional Mexican bureaucracy.
* Not being allowed by the US Embassy to travel to Michoacan due to security issues.
* Not getting to see mi amigo Michael Dean when he came to DF.
I am heading to the US (Richmond, Virginia) next week for a family reunion and early Thanksgiving. After that, I have trips to Tabasco, Oaxaca and Puebla to look forward to before the holidays are upon us again. How time flies!
Hasta Luego!
3. Watching the joy in my brother and his wife Nicole's faces when meeting the US Ambassador (before taking a "Green Bike Ride" through the streets of Mexico City, sponsored by the Embassy).
4. The Diego Rivera Murals at the Palacio Nacional.
5. Celebrating an early Thanksgiving in Richmond (VA) with my parents and grandparents, and...
6. ...Being there at the peak season for Fall colors. Simply breathtaking!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!
