Coppel and Access to Credit
I currently live in a country where I’m willing to bet that 9 out of 10 people are living paycheck to paycheck. This statement would still hold true even if the global economic crisis did not hit. Though the idea of saving is something people desire, their current circumstances do not permit it. These circumstances, however, are shared by [...] Continue Reading…
January 20, 2010 1 Comment
Has anyone seen the Virgin Mary lately?
It’s been quite some time since the Virgin Mary has made an apparition and I’m getting a little impatient. I’ve been in Mexico for almost 2 years and nothing. She has not miraculously appeared on a tree, a window, not even on a tortilla and I see a lot of those on a daily basis!
Growing up I always heard [...] Continue Reading…
January 7, 2010 1 Comment
Payazaro’s New Year’s Resolutions
Happy 2010 my peeps! Once again it’s been a while since I last blogged and that is not cool. I was thinking about the last time I made a new year’s resolution list and realized I’ve never created one. So to start the year right, I’m gonna fulfill the first one on my list:
1) Create a new year’s resolution [...] Continue Reading…
January 2, 2010 3 Comments
Pitbull Concert
I’ve only been to a few concerts in my life, not because I haven’t been interested, but because they can be expensive. Call me codo, but there are only three singers or bands I would donate a kidney in exchange for a ticket: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Maná, and if she made comeback, Lauryn Hill.
While in Nicaragua, Pitbull (who [...] Continue Reading…
November 10, 2009 No Comments
Christian Bus Messages
I always find it interesting how much we occult our believes and religious faith (or lack thereof) in public. I was so used to seeing the public practice of many religions throughout the US that I had forgotten how catholic Latin America truly is. Place yourself anywhere in Latin America, and I am willing to bet you that you [...] Continue Reading…
November 2, 2009 1 Comment