The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
On March 14, 2020, Jalisco’s health minister announced the state´s first two confirmed cases of Covid-19, pertaining to a housewife and a health worker from the metro area who carried the virus here from travels in Europe.
Is there anyone out there who hasn’t noticed the soaring temperatures that have kicked in over the past week?
Though February 24 slipped by with little fanfare this year, it was Mexico’s Día de la Bandera, the national holiday commemorating the anniversary of the consummation of the War of Independence in 1821 and the subsequent adoption of the country’s first flag.
If there´s one thing that can aggravate relative newcomers to Mexico living, it´s having to cope with situations that are out of their control. Old hands know that learning to expect the unexpected is the best formula for maintaining sanity.
February 14 may be Valentine’s Day for you and me, but for your Mexican neighbors it’s El Día del Amor y la Amistad.
The big buzz on the expat grapevine over the past week or so was all about vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2.
Now that universal right to freedom of speech has become such a hot button issue, there’s reason to ponder just what that means in this sunny, laid back corner of the world.
