Tag Archives: Love in Mexico

Dia del Niño

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

“When we see a pretty flower, we stop to look at it and smell it, right?” My son keeps his face hidden. He gets shy when strangers gush at him. “And seeing that flower makes us happy, right?” He nods … Continue reading →

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Good Friday: A Child Meets Jesus in Mexico

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

  “Who is that man?” my son asks as soon as we arrive. The man playing Jesus is wearing a white tunic. There is fake blood on his face. I take a deep breath and leap. “Do you remember at … Continue reading →

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Travel With Your Children

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Yes, it’s difficult; but what isn’t? Yes, it’s not what it used to be; but what else is new since you became a parent? Yes, you have to pack half your house; but do it anyway. Travel with your children. … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Springtime in Mexico

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Morelia, Mexico, welcomes springtime with this desfile de niños…

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My “Under the Mexican Sun”?: On Imagination and Travel

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

Is it lack of imagination that makes us come to imagined places, not just stay at home? “Questions of Travel” by Elizabeth Bishop Driving across Guatemala in my old Salvadoran Volvo, Steve and I planned a school we would open … Continue reading →

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Comparative Parenting, or, Freezing My Babies in Mexico

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

“Señora, his feet!” The woman rushing at me over the cobblestones, well-dressed in a beige pantsuit, all but gasped in horror. I stopped pushing my son’s flimsy stroller, but before I could defuse the situation, she had my toddler’s bare … Continue reading →

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A Healthy Body Politic? Vaccines in Mexico

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

“Un momento,” called A’s teacher Anita as we strollered away from his Montessori school one afternoon. When she caught up, she handed my husband a small slip of white paper printed faintly on one side. “Today they came to give … Continue reading →

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Baby Steps Down the Path to Citizenship (Part I of ??!)

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

My husband and I—both born and raised U.S. citizens—have lived in Central and South America in the past, and on both sides of the border, in New and Old Mexico; so we have heard a lot of immigration stories. We … Continue reading →

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Mexican Road Trip: The Post-Backpack Traveler

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

When the posada’s night clerk opened the door to our “cabana,” I blanched. Before me was a cubicle with four plywood bunks laid over with thin blue vinyl mats reminiscent of high school gym class. My husband forged ahead, toddler … Continue reading →

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Sundays in Mexico

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Most Sundays here in Mexico, I take my son to the market a few blocks from our home in Morelia’s colonial old town. Some weeks my husband comes too, even when he feels behind in his work, but other than … Continue reading →

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