OK, so this is the last post for this blog. Thanks for coming with us on the journey!
What we'll miss most about our Sabbatical in Oaxaca...
The views...
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...from El Pedregal
permaculture demonstration site. |
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| My rooftop garden. |
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| The view awaiting us next year... |
The food and drink…
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| Atole |
Drinking atole enchampurrado in the morning, tejate in the afternoon, chocolate caliente in the evening.
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| Tlayudas at Ady's. |
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| Another variation of tortilla, beans and cheese at the Pochote market. |
Experiencing new things...
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| New foods, like chapulines, or grasshoppers. |
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| New ways of getting around. |
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| New kinds of trees. |
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New kinds of composting.
(Above, worm composting.) |
The flowers...
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| Poinsettias grow like weeds. |
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| A flowering vine growing across the telephone line. |
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Bougainvillea spilling over walls.
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Partying in the streets...
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The large puppets are monos and a part of any
worthwhile parade. |
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| Just a typical afternoon in Oaxaca. |
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| Man dancing with an exploding "torito" on his head. |
Working hard….
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| Working at El Pedregal with Oliver |
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Turning the bocashi compost with
78 year old Don Pedro |
And hardly working….
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| On the beach at Puerto Escondido. |
Showing people around Oaxaca…
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| Three amigos. |
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| At the ruins of Mitla with Grampa Gary. |
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| At the Benito Juarez market with Willy and Karla. |
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| Playing cards with the kids. |
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All visitors happily took a mandatory tour with
En Vía. Jackie with her new table runner and
the weaver, Juanita. |
But most of all, our new friends…
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| Enrique, the heirloom chicken "Egg Man" |
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| John (right), born in Mexico |
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| Alejandra, our cleaning lady (left) |
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| Lety, our Spanish teacher (right) |
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| Los Marquez with the Baker clan |
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| Lechuga Tomate Gonzales Tortuga |
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| Our neighbor, Raul |
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| Our other neighbors, Susan and Pepe |
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| Reyna and Beto, our neighborhood restauranteurs |
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Ryoko and Mica
at Sarah's ad hoc baking class |
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| Victor, the artist |
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| Dancing up a storm |
…and posting to this blog - if you can believe the Blogspot statistics, over the past 6 months we have had over 5,300 page views, from (in order of descending frequency) the USA, Mexico, France, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Chile, Czech Republic and Australia.
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| Thanks for making this journey with us! |
Thank you for taking the time to share your story and photos. I know how hard it is to edit/select from thousands of images. I loved meeting you in Oaxaca. I'll be in Minneapolis this weekend. Small world!
ReplyDeleteKathryn, I wish we'd had more overlapping time in Oaxaca but I think our paths will cross again. Have a great weekend with your daughter!
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely, lovely! I've loved following you and learning thru your experiences. Sounds like your life will change again when you get home. I hope you continue to post!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe that I missed this post! Wonderful pictures, stories. Captures the affection, connection and adventure you experienced. Thanks for sharing with all of us. I know I missed way to many of your posts. Can't wait for next year's!
ReplyDeleteLinda
Can't believe that I missed this post! Wonderful pictures, stories. Captures the affection, connection and adventure you experienced. Thanks for sharing with all of us. I know I missed way to many of your posts. Can't wait for next year's!
ReplyDeleteLinda