In good health and good sprits... No need to explain the current situation in Mexico City, but I am presently working from home until further notice. Try not to let the media terrify you, I am safe and healthy! I will keep all posted with any major developments.... Espero que anden bien!

I've decided for today to try a new approach to blogging.... An honest list of my favorites, and not-so-favorites, about life in Mexico City.... Favorites: endulging in an abundance of fresh fruit, particularly mangos...You have not tried mango until you have tried one in Mexico! walking through the Friday morning tiangui in my neighborhood, Roma. It's a type of market, only it begins at 8am and the streets are spilling with people and commotion while I wa...

Hi all! Sorry for taking so long to write another entry. I apologize in advance for any incoherence this may have... I returned from a trip to southern mexico following semana santa, around 4am this morning. After a full day at work, my thinking isn't exactly clear and i feel incapable of thinking in both spanish and english. The last two weeks have truly flown by- between moving into my own apartment, busy weeks at work, and our most recent vacation to the south...

I don't have much to say right now other than...I met Hillary Clinton today!!!! I wasn't really expecting to be able to meet her, as I spent a good part of my morning sitting through a security briefing at the embassy to get my official badge (an interesting process in itself) and didn't think I would get cleared in time.. But life sometimes seems to work things out, and along with my other IIE employees, embassy staff, and their families, I went to her "mee...

What a great weekend! I guess I'll start from today and work my way backwards, but I have nothing but positive things to say about my second weekend here in the Distrito Federal. This city really comes alive on the weekends. While during the week, the streets seem full of business men and women scurrying from one corner of the city to the next, crowded streets and traffic, it seems as if everyone pours into the parks and plazas and museums and ferias and street...