Monday morning update

Despite the restoration of electricity and Internet, Casa Mariana, our original home, remains uninhabitable. No water. I checked with Simon and he’s unsure when the City will be turning it back on. So for now we remain at the more central, convenient, and relatively palatial Tres Puertas until its residents return later this or next or the following week. Uncertainty prevails. Today, after his 2-hour Spanish lesson, Charlie starts Colegio Anáhuac de La Paz, a … more

Sunday afternoon pondering

Why are ex-pat Americans in La Paz so vulgar, loud-mouthed and lame-brained when watching NLF football games? Ok, maybe not all ex-pat Americans in all of La Paz, but it’s been my consistent experience that when I go to TailHunter on Sundays to watch games that there’s a preponderance of semi-drunk, profanity-spouting, well tattooed, sleeveless shirted guys behaving like morons while their generally quiet, silicon enhanced, bleached blonde companions are texting who knows who and … more

jenniferannelowry: Hurricane Odile – Los Cabos 2014

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jenniferannelowry: Hurricane Odile – Los Cabos 2014

Incredibly cool video of Hurricane Odile moving right up the middle of the Baja Peninsula

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Incredibly cool video of Hurricane Odile moving right up the middle of the Baja Peninsula

La Paz, “the peace” – the week in review

Friends and family, Whew, what a week. Hurricane Odile put La Paz out of commission for most of the week. Water, electricity, Internet, cell service, and basic services were all down. No one was working, stories were closed, and people were scrambling to find fresh water and food. Charlie and I spent three nights roughing it in our Calle Golfo California house before the stench of moldy food and unwashed bodies (our own) drove us … more

Fundación Ayuda Niños La Paz tour of Colonias Laguna Azul

Judy Peterson, founder and chair of Fundación Ayuda Niños La Paz gave Charlie and me a tour of Colonias Laguna Azul, one of the impoverished “colonias” on the outskirts of La Paz (see photos here).The colonias were hit hard by Hurricane Odile, and will be among the last to receive power and water. Most of the people live in ramshackle cardboard-and-sheet metal houses with open roofs and walls. The houses we visited lost almost everything … more

No confundas la cómoda to tu hermana…

Espero que sigan bien ya que pasó la tormenta Odile. Y son muy buenas las fotos que sacaste. Me parece muy bonita y cómoda tu casa, Miguel…pero prefiero una habitación en La Miserable. Acomódame a las chicas allí por favor ja ja. Si entiendes este post, has progresado mucho con tu español. Si no entiendes… just don’t ask for a translation at La Miserable. digs _____________ MD Translation (with a little help from Google Translate; … more