The Art of Cultural Remembrances

This was originally published in 2015 – given that Día de los Muertos is coming up on November 1-2, its … More

The art of Mercados

This entry was written over 6 years ago in 2015, before the world of travel changed. Now when I remember … More

A travel memory from December 2019. We came to explore Villa de Zaachila’s archeological site, but afterwards strolling through the … More

Arts and Crafts of Mexico has been my go-to guide for years as I’ve learned about the traditional crafts made … More

Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy by Diana Kennedy is on my bookshelf. This is more than a cookbook – … More

My longing for travel continues. I’ve been remembering past trips in an effort to soothe my travel pangs. Yagul is … More

The mask that inspired our search for the artist.

When I first learned about the customs around Día de los Muertos I felt surprisingly joyous, even though the holiday … More

My memory of the relentless winter of 2018 will be that it continued on and on, vengefully adding that one … More