The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The title originally conceived for this editorial space was “How I spent my Easter Vacation.” The final version more accurately reflects the experiences of a two-week break from keeping track of local news that gave me an opportunity to engage in housekeeping tasks I have avoided for far too long.
I never walk out my door without a pocket sized notebook and several pens stuffed in my purse.
After nearly five decades as a full-time resident of this nation, I have had my share of unique and incomparable Mexican adventures.
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.
