The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Dear Sir,
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make the 2026 Lake Chapala Society Children’s Summer Art Camp another wonderful success.
Dear Sir,
I am a volunteer gardener in the Lake Chapala Society gardens. Working there puts me in immediate touch with the earth, which is as life-giving to me as breathing air. I am just a worker bee, pulling weeds, cutting dead foliage, and carting debris to the refuse pile. I hear the hum of conversation and laughter drifting from the Casa Linda Cafe, along with a mixture of languages. I notice visitors as they walk through the gardens — they grow quiet, commenting on what they see. Some come for the cats; others come just to sit and read, enjoying the second-best “clima en el mundo.”
Dear Sir,
“Re or er? That is the question.”
Since you asked ... English is an official or co-official language in 85 countries and territories worldwide. Yet only one country — the United States, along with its five or so non‑sovereign territories like Puerto Rico and Guam — uses American English spellings.
Dear Sir,
On Sunday, June 14, the Rainbow Alliance held a Pride Celebration at Casa Aceuducto in Ajijic. Over 300 people came out and celebrated gender diversity, inclusion, and friendship. Despite the rain, everyone had fun. Truly, the evident joy was a sight to behold!
Dear Sir,
This letter serves as my application for the position of executive director of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS). I am sharing it with readers of the Guadalajara Reporter.
I believe that familiarity with LCS requires little explanation. The more relevant question is why I would wish to return to the position after previously serving as executive director. The answer is simple: LCS is experiencing a profound crisis of confidence that threatens its institutional stability and I believe I possess the experience, institutional knowledge, and leadership necessary to help stabilize and restore the community’s confidence in LCS.
Dear Sir,
In last week’s Letter to the Editor, Sofia Valdez Bustamante expressed concerns about the direction of the Lake Chapala Society Board of Directors. I appreciate her perspective, and I’d like to add a broader view. Not all Board members fit the picture presented in her letter. In fact, several long-standing members of the Board are steady, professional, and working very hard to bring balance and stability back to the organization.
Dear Sir,
There comes a moment in the life of every institution when its leaders must decide whether they exist to preserve the organization entrusted to them — or merely to preserve themselves.