Oliver Sax May 1, 2023 “Missed views of Ixtlán and Guelatao across the valley. Guelatao, Luis tells us, ‘is where Benito Juarez was born in […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Kosher Oaxa-Cuisine
Kosher Oaxa-Cuisine May 2, 2023 April and May are the hottest months of the year in Oaxaca de Juarez, with afternoon temperatures often reaching 90, […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Nueva Babel
Nueva Babel May 7, 2023 “It’s party time for the guys at the Tower of Babel, Sodom meet Gomorrah, Cain meet Abel, Have a ball […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: El Gachupin
El Gachupin May 16, 2023 We are in a van filled with therapists of decidedly mixed credentials. The greying biracial hypnotherapist from New York has […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Teacher Appreciation Day
Teacher Appreciation Day May 18, 2023 “If we do not know anything, then everything is complicated.” Noam Chomsky Monday is Teacher Appreciation Day throughout Mexico, […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight May 27, 2023 The assailant was 20-something and had short black hair. He wore black pants and black shirt, sneakers, and he […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: More Angry Teachers
More Angry Teachers June 9, 2023 Patricia Guadalupe’s current stay with us is indefinite at the moment, particularly because all roads north out of the […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Return to Hierve El Agua
Return to Hierve El Agua June 13, 2023 I hear the song and immediately stop in my tracks. So distinctive, so familiar, but the memory […]
Our Man in Oaxaca: Water, Air, and Medicine
Water, Air, and Medicine June 20, 2023 All of Mexico has been engulfed by a heat wave for almost two weeks. In the lowlands of […]