• (Not So) Foreign Accents


    So I’m back in Ohio for the holidays. In a coffee shop. There is a table to my right, with two older women and an Amish man seated. They are speaking. I cannot understand them. Dutch? The women are not dressed as Amish, and it would be odd for them to be speaking Amish Dutch.…

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  • Café Tacuba [Chilanga Banda]


    Tonight I went to see Café Tacuba live at La Zona Rosa. They opened for themselves, playing a total of two and a quarter hours with just a five minute break or so at the end of the first hour. It was a long, but very entertaining performance. They were supposed to start their set…

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  • Mexico [Sinking] City


    I realized during what was my fourth trip to Mexico since moving to Texas that I had not written even a word regarding my visits and adventures. That is a shame, really, as there is really quite a bit that I should have shared about my travels to Monterrey, Playa del Carmen, and Akumal. This…

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