Last weekend, we wrangled an invitation to film a Mayan pig farm on the same day that Mexico played its decisive game in the World Cup…

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At the tender age of 27, having moved from city to city since graduation from college, Jason decided once again to quit another job in North Carolina and head to Mexico…

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It has been nearly three months since Socco May started beauty school in downtown Merida. Here’s an update on her progress…

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Here is a brief clip of presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) giving a speech in the park located at the southern end of the Paseo de Montejo…

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This morning, we woke up early to take the dogs for a walk. We were surprised to find the park outside of El Gran Cafe crawling with luz y sonido stage techs setting up for a big rally with more political posters than we’ve ever seen in one place…

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One of the treasures of any area is the artists who choose to reside there. As artists, they observe and filter their surrounding environment through their creative process and produce artworks that, usually, reflect something of the culture in which the art was created…

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A few mornings ago we set out early to check on our new property. The designers/contractors had told us that the albañiles (workers) had begun demolition and we wanted to check it out for ourselves…

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The World Cup of Football (okay, soccer to some of you) has kicked off and everyone here is Mexican and rooting for the Mexican futbol team…

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Not your typical interview with not your typical expatriate…

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Earlier this week, when Working Gringa was visiting a friend around the corner from our office, we were dismayed by the sound of heavy construction two houses away…

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