Expat Living

Let’s end wolf whistling

Verbal harassment of women on the street, including whistling, honking or making kissing noises, is now treated as a public-order offense under city ordinances approved by Guadalajara city hall.

St. Mark’s Anglican Church is already decorating for its annual fiesta celebrating Mexican independence. The festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, after the Spanish-language mass at 12:30 pm.  The public is invited.  The fiesta will include comida típica, mariachis, folkloric dancers, games, and a cash bar with beer, wine, tequila, and more. All this for an entrance fee of 100 pesos for adults and 50 pesos for children under 10. Join in for a great time.

The American Society (Amsoc) celebrates Mexico’s Independence Day with a delicious meal of chamorro en adobo (pork shank in adobo) on Thursday, September 15. Chamorro en adobo consists of pork on the bone that has been marinated in a traditional Mexican sauce, then baked slowly until the meat is fork-tender. Tossed salad, refried beans and rice round out this savory meal. Top it off with dessert and creamy flan. Amsoc opens noon; the meal is served at 1 p.m. Cost: 150 pesos.

All those heavily into tattoos, or those interested in the culture surrounding the art, should make a bee line for Expo Tatuaje Internacional at the Calle 2 events center on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day.  

I have known Andrew Thomson from Toronto Ontario, Canada for several years having met him as CEO of Soltoro Ltd. which was then trading on the Toronto Venture Exchange, TSXV:SOL.

Two years after its inception, Guadalajara’s public bicycle system, Mi Bici, inaugurated a huge expansion Thursday — a doubling of both the number of rentable bikes and the areas served.