Believe it or not, it's time for my last post of the semester. This week will officially kick off "Tequila Christmas" which means a break from school work and lots of blissful time celebrating. My favorite people will be making their way from Chicago to San Miguel to spend the holiday with me, and we'll all be flying back together on the 28th in time for me to enjoy a belated celebration with my family.
Plans for 2009 currently include serving as a teaching assistant for Latin American and Latino Studies 101 in Chicago, presenting a paper at the Latin American Studies Association annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, returning for a brief stint to the Oaxaca Summer Institute, and playing in the archives in Oaxaca and Mexico City in the fall. So there will definitely be more to come...I'll send out an email once I start posting again.
Wishing you all a very happy holiday season!
15 December 2008
08 December 2008
Christmas Time Is Here (cue Charlie Brown chorus)
It's official - the holiday season has (finally) reached San Miguel. From the poinsettia tree growing outside my living room window to the sparkly decorations lining the streets, the town is looking very festive.
Last week was San Miguel's Annual International Jazz and Blues Festival. My neighbor and friend Sibyl rocked the house with her amazing voice and was definitely the talk of the festival.
She also performed two solo holiday concerts over the weekend, bringing the season into full swing. I snapped these photos as a favor to her, but thought it couldn't hurt to post them here as well.
Last week was San Miguel's Annual International Jazz and Blues Festival. My neighbor and friend Sibyl rocked the house with her amazing voice and was definitely the talk of the festival.
She also performed two solo holiday concerts over the weekend, bringing the season into full swing. I snapped these photos as a favor to her, but thought it couldn't hurt to post them here as well.
01 December 2008
Guanajuato
Last Monday Veronica and I took an overnight trip to the lovely city of Guanajuato, about 1.5 hours from San Miguel. Highlights include the Museo Iconográfico del Quijote, Ramsés Ruiz's Sigues Tú exhibit at the Galería Tomás Chávez Morado, and a night of bar hopping ending with Jameson and The Cure at Bar Fly.
Fantastic crepes - strawberries with natural cream and huilacoche (corn fungus) with savory sauce
Inside the Mercado Hidalgo
The Callejón del Beso (Alley of the Kiss) 
View of the outside of the Mercado with the city in the background
The Universidad de Guanajuato
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