Our first major encounter with Frida Kahlo was, oddly, in Istanbul. What is the artist and feminist's connection to Istanbul? We tried to find out, and guess what? She doesn't have one! But posters, T-shirts (including one with her wearing a Daft Punk T-shirt of her own), phone cases, you name it, her image was …
Author: Susan
Susan AKA Sue, AKA Aunt Susie: I am a former journalist and teacher at semi-loose ends who is still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I am restless and determined. I love a challenge.
Things I like: photography, yoga, mountains, a great book, exploring, music.
Things I am not so keen on: standing still, gray days, coconut
CDMX, parte dos
Steven gave you the roundup of all that we did in our short jaunt to Mexico City, but I want to do a deeper dive. First, the Museo Nacional de Antropología cannot be seen in a day, especially if you are an American who grew up in a time when Latin American history just did …
Super Bowl — GDL Style
Yes, we're wandering, but we're still Americans, so Sunday was Super Bowl. We didn't really have any skin in the game, but we live on a street full of places to get cheap beer and watch sports soooo. Sunday evening we marched all the way around the corner to Veintiuno, which, if you have any …
Un Puente
I didn't have school Monday. The kid in me was thinking, "Yay! Three-day weekend!!" (or what is called un puente in Mexico), but the cheapy in me was thinking, "Hey! I paid for a whole week of classes!" As it turned out, we just didn't have our field trip this week, so I am getting …
Lucha Libre!
As if our weekend weren't busy enough, our new and dear friends, Teresa and Stefanie, invited us to Lucha Libre on Tuesday night. They had two other friends coming into town and another IMAC student joined us, too. We met at Birria Las 9 Esquinas, which to no one's surprise, specializes in birria (which is …
Field Trip to Tonalá
Announcement: yes we have power! It was on when we returned from our "vacation from our vacation," as our Tequila tour guide put it. OK, now onto our regularly scheduled program. The best days at school are the days you don't go to class! Every Wednesday is field trip day at IMAC (my Spanish school). …
Settling in to GDL
As my wise friend Sally just said, "You have to be adaptable to do what you're doing." She's so right! As you know, Guadalajara was our consolation prize after Morocco shut down and we really didn't know what to expect. Our first few days left us wondering if we had made a good choice. We …
Estamos en Guadalajara
I know we've said this before, but we are lucky! Yes, our Fes plans got scuttled, but we made it out of the U.S. after a month-long stay in sunny Florida. Yesterday, we arrived in Guadalajara. We flew from Fort Lauderdale to Houston, where the plane was on time until 10 minutes to boarding and …
We Have a Plan (or So We Think)
First things first or a moment of gratefulness: Thank you, Sandy, for generously allowing us to stay in your home in Florida when we were at loose ends. We had a few days of discombobulation, but sunshine and a comfortable working environment made a huge difference. Florida wildlife and the view from Sandy's patio. After …
Oh, the Drama
We've been a little quiet this past week because we were fitting in four months of social activity into two weeks. Friends, family, Chicago to Baltimore, Thanksgiving, with lots of lunches and dinners and even a bit of work sandwiched in. But, we're on the road again, complete with the latest Covid drama. We're hoping …
Doing It On The Road 