A Retired Teacher in Mexico City

You may recall that a few weeks ago I showed you a tile plaque at the entrance to a subway station honoring Miguel Hidalgo, the Father of Me...

A short walk from my apartment there is a pleasant neighborhood park.  However, for the past several months work has been underway to do a c...

With the recent rain that we have had in Mexico City, the slopes of the active volcano, Popocatépetl, located 43 miles to the southeast of t...

Last Saturday Alejandro and I went to an event called "Semana Yucatán en México" (Yucatan Week in Mexico City). It is being held a...

It would appear that the rainy season is off to an early start.  Yesterday at 4 PM we had heavy rains.  Although they tapered off, the preci...

Mexico City has an advertising campaign for this summer's World Cup games.  I have seen  the signs in Metrobus and subway stations and o...

A controversy has erupted over the school calendar in Mexican schools.  Generally, Mexican schools do not close for summer vacation until th...