The last entry from the log kept by JM on the August 2010 Chiripa buying trip to Mexico.
Street vendors and Mexican citizens are gearing up for their country’s bicentennial celebration. Vendors are on street corners, well stocked with flags, noise makers, and even clownish wigs in red, green and white. Neighborhood residents are stringing papel picado banners across their streets, from one building to another.
Mexico always bustles and there always seems to be a reason for a parade or fireworks at dawn. Imagine the decibel level on September 16, 2010, when the entire country will have a reason to party!
Mexico always bustles and there always seems to be a reason for a parade or fireworks at dawn. Imagine the decibel level on September 16, 2010, when the entire country will have a reason to party!
Amidst all of Mexico’s problems, we never fail to find a taxi driver, artisan, restaurant worker, or other citizen who is proud of his or her country and heritage. On this trip, a chatty cabbie spoke fondly of everything from world-class mariachis to the clear, fresh air in Michoacan, and pretty little San Miguel de Allende. Viva Mexico!
And now we begin to plan the next adventure to Mexico in February of 2011. . . stay tuned.
