The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In January, shortly after a Guadalajara-born man I’ll call Rolando Bouchet retired at age 75, a malady that seemed to come out of nowhere put him in bed for weeks, with “hives all over his body, fevers every day and barely eating enough to stay alive,” his wife lamented.
May and June of 2023 mark 100 years since the renowned and controversial English novelist, D. H. Lawrence, spent a remarkably productive and well-documented two months in Chapala.
Some call it fate, others destiny or karma. In Spanish it’s destino, but in Hebrew, “bershert” is the word that means “it was meant to be” – always in a positive sense.
Canada has established itself as the premier destination of choice for international students looking for affordable graduate or post-graduate degrees at high quality universities and colleges.
Dozens of men and women born in Jalisco, both living and deceased, can be found among Mexico’s long list of luminaries who have contributed to the national landscape in multiple fields, whether cultural, sporting, academic, political or otherwise.
“Life is either a daring adventure … or nothing.” Hellen Keller
I have visited the convenience store on Calle Jesús García near my neighborhood in Guadalajara dozens of times without much thought as to how it got its name.
