“Wa-ha-ka”. It’s the culinary capital of Mexico, it’s warm in November, and I’m headed there tomorrow (Nov 18, 2019) to study intensive Spanish (4 hours/day, 5 days/week), explore, and hopefully get some cooking lessons too. The adventure begins! Blog entries below.
- The PlanKathy’s made it muy simple for me. Found the school. Made the flight arrangements. First to Houston, and hour and a half there, then on to Oaxaca. It’s only a few miles from the airport to my homestay (more on that later) – a $4.50 “collectivo” (shared taxi) and a half hour learning about the… Read more: The Plan
- Day 1.As I wrote yesterday, it was a little suspicious (call it “cognitive dissonance”) that the “homestay” shared an address with the school. Turns out this is hardly a “home stay” – when I did this in Paris for French, I was ensconced in an apartment with a couple and their kids, and traumatized for life… Read more: Day 1.
- Day 3: I can see clearer nowYesterday (my first day of classes) was a killer. After the 2nd class I was physically drained. I could’t sleep but did “chill” for a couple of hours. I’d committed to an evening movie, but as the time arose I wasn’t sure I could even walk the 10 minutes, never mind a couple of hours… Read more: Day 3: I can see clearer now
- Eating OaxacaA number of people I respect have told me that Oaxaca is one of the best places to eat in the world, which is saying a lot for a relatively small town in the Mexican interior. I find taking photos of food pretentious, so you’ll not see much here, but I’d like to describe some… Read more: Eating Oaxaca
- MeltdownSome of my classmates had mentioned personal meltdowns at the end of the first week. In fact this morning (after I wrote this, actually) one of my classmates admitted he’d had several, although I’m guessing they lacked the magnitude of mine. For me, it didn’t even take a week. After three days of classes, I… Read more: Meltdown