If you find yourself wandering through the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) on a Wednesday between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., you may feel inspired to join a group of adults seated around a patio table, chatting, sipping coffee – and coloring. 

A 72-year-old expatriate Guadalajara resident will jump on a bulky vehicle Saturday morning and set off alone on a 1,000-mile road trip to Arizona.

Janna Sosensky is on a mission to help curb the high consumption of soft drinks (refrescos) around Lakeside – especially among Mexican children – while spreading her idea of what a healthy soda alternative could look like.

I am slightly ashamed of the fact that my heart breaks at the sight of a lost dog but hardens at a street person.

It was 4:30 a.m. on October 11 when Esmeralda Hernández José stepped through the gates of Puente Grande Women’s Prison to draw a deep breath as a free woman.

When Margarita Llona arrived at Lakeside ten years ago, instead of retiring – which was her plan – she saw a big need for quality education for underprivileged kids.