“If it weren’t for my parents, who let me discover on my own what I could and couldn’t do, I don’t think I would be the independent person I am today.”

For Juanita Crampton and Nikki Duncan, the cacophony of village sounds is one more charming aspect of living in Ixtlahuacan del los Membrillos: from clomping horses, mooing cows, braying mules, to bands practicing and the ever present trucks announcing gas, fruit and tortillas.

Will Prescott, a 75-year-old Guadalajara resident and former Peace Corps volunteer, took out Mexican citizenship two years ago and voted for the first time July 1. 

Peggy Shinn is a bilingual Religious Science practitioner and passionate about the spiritual path she’s chosen.

A small shop selling new English volumes aimed at youthful Guadalajara readers has found a niche in more ways than one.

For as long as she could remember, 58-year-old Christine Laberge strived to live a healthy lifestyle.