What a first night! 6 hours of music, dancing, and falling in love. At first, my host Ezri, Manu and I walked around the center of Veracruz, then focused in on a courtyard with a stage in the middle. It felt like Cuba, or how I like to think Cuba will feel. The salsa was Read More …
Month: September 2014
28. Heartbreak in Orizaba
The night I arrived in Orizaba, my host Miguel, his girlfriend’s family, and I, went out to eat. Afterwards the women went shopping and Miguel and I went for a walk. I saw a mass for the first time since arriving in Mexico 4 months ago. We observed the observant and spoke of architecture, the Read More …
27. 2-1-13: Churches
Mexico City would not let me go without a fight: yesterday I was punished by the Mexican food gods. After joking that Mexicans put lime and chile on everything, I proceeded to squirt lime in my eye… later that night I blew up some powdered chile into the same eye. My eye became a Mexican Read More …
Poetry: Seasons of Hope
I dream of languid summer rides, With roads that simmer in the sun, And have no end and ne’er a goal, Which only beg my presence – true and whole. Of autumn walks engulfed in hue, A rousing chill which leaves us ruddy too, Soft fibers wrapped around my neck, On endless walks – we Read More …