Swine Flu
Mexico’s economy was first hit by the global crisis and people are still struggling with that alone. Then, with the whole narco-trafficking and killings throughout the country, not only was Mexico associated with terrorist countries like Pakistan, but several countries around the world were discouraging their citizens from visiting Mexico, hurting the tourist industry even more. Now, the whole [...] Continue Reading…
April 27, 2009 No Comments
Time In Mexico
I have concluded that I have a multiple personality disorder and one of them happens to be “gringo”. His name is Larry and he’s definitely making my life difficult. Lets face it, Americans like to plan…EVERYTHING. I’m not saying this is detrimental, but it can limit your flexibility and improvisational skills, especially when you’re the only one operating that [...] Continue Reading…
April 24, 2009 1 Comment
Herbal Remedies
I’ve had the pleasure of hosting my grandmother and great-grandmother over the last few days and there is definitely something about our “modern” generation that has lost touch of the essential remedies of natural herbs and plant leaves.
We live in a world where there is a prescription or over-the-counter drug for almost everything. But have you ever asked yourself [...] Continue Reading…
April 22, 2009 2 Comments
Recession in the US
The ironies of life…
For those of you who can’t see or understand why this is sooooooooooooo funny, let me break it down for you: It can be humiliating for any person regardless of immigrant status (or educational, social, political…whatever background they may have) to beg for a job or to get randomly “picked” out of a group of qualified [...] Continue Reading…
April 16, 2009 3 Comments
OBAMA in Mexico!
Obama will be in Mexico April 16-17. His visit comes at a very important time when drug-trafficking and immigration reform are being debated on both sides. It will be interesting to see what results from the presidents’ talks. Obama has his plate full of promises and a difficult road ahead. For Obama to deliver on all of his promises [...] Continue Reading…
April 13, 2009 1 Comment
Frijolero
If you google frijolero, you will find two things: 1) Molotov’s youtube video from their hit track “frijolero” ; and 2) Wikipedia’s definition of the term which is the following: a derogatory term for a person of Mexican/Latin American descent.
First, Molotov’s video does illustrate many of the sad realities present at the US/Mexico border. This kind of sentiment stems [...] Continue Reading…
April 9, 2009 1 Comment
Minuteman Commercial
From the title of the post, you probably thought I was referring to the sad reality that many women face with their beloved men. Unfortunately, I will not be addressing the pre-ejaculation dilemma in this post.
Instead, I have provided a video that portrays the atrocious “reality” that our dear patriotic US citizens protecting our US/Mexico border are facing. For [...] Continue Reading…
April 6, 2009 No Comments
