Author: Terry Sovil

--- Terry is a founding partner and scuba instructor for Aquatic Sports and Adventures (Deportes y Aventuras Acuáticas) in Manzanillo. A PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) Master Instructor in his 36th year as a PADI Professional. He also holds 15 Specialty Instructor Course ratings. Terry held a US Coast Guard 50-Ton Masters (Captain's) License. In his past corporate life, he worked in computers from 1973 to 2005 from a computer operator to a project manager for companies including GE Capital Fleet Services and Target. From 2005 to 2008, he developed and oversaw delivery of training to Target's Loss Prevention (Asset Protection) employees on the West Coast, USA. He led a network of 80+ instructors, evaluated training, performed needs assessments and gathered feedback on the delivery of training, conducted training in Crisis Leadership and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention to Target executives. Independently, he has taught hundreds of hours of skills-based training in American Red Cross CPR, First Aid, SCUBA and sailing and managed a staff of Project Managers at LogicBay in the production of multi-media training and web sites in a fast-paced environment of artists, instructional designers, writers and developers, creating a variety of interactive training and support products for Fortune 1000 companies.

FAREWELL

May 1, 2021January 24, 2023Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the May 2021 Edition I remember back to the original organization meetings for a local magazine. Freda A. Rumford plus many others gathered to write various articles. I still have my copy of 2009/2010 Edition of “Shopping in Mexico”. It was some list of basic food translations, emergency and referral numbers for […]

Vigilemos Manzanillo, AC

April 1, 2020May 31, 2020Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the April 2020 Edition What? VIMAC is short for Vigilemos Manzanillo. This is a group in Manzanillo established to help keep the place free of gar-bage and protect our natural resources. The meaning of the word VIGILEMOS is “let’s watch over”. An overview below will help. VIMAC Mission Generate positive changes […]

Rip Currents, Not Rip Tides

January 1, 2020March 7, 2020Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the January 2020 Edition While in Manzanillo, what is better than to sit on the beach, or on your deck, and watch the ocean. So big. So beautiful. So mysterious. So great for a swim. Don’t let a rip current turn a fun beach trip or swim into a problem. What […]

Colibrí or Hummingbirds

December 1, 2019December 17, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the December 2019 Edition There are 338 known species of Hummingbirds, or Colibri, in the world. There are 50 that live in Mexico, but only 12 are endemic. A reference page from Puerto Vallarta calls out 8. All are small birds with weights from 2 grams / .07 ounces up to […]

Plátanos / Bananas and Hurricanes

November 1, 2019November 11, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Tery Sovil on the November 2019 Edition Strawberries are not a true berry but watermelons, pumpkins, bananas and avocados are. Bananas are berries and raspberries aren’t. Bananas are not trees. There’s no wood in them. They are giant herbs and banana is its berry. Google this to shake yourself up. No one knows the true […]

Passionflowers and Fruit

October 1, 2019October 23, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the October 2019 Edition I was gifted with a couple of branches about 2 feet / .61 meters that suddenly grew so fast I couldn’t keep pace with it. I didn’t know what it was. They told me to hang some wire on the wall to help guide it. The growth of […]

Higuerilla or Castor Oil

September 1, 2019September 17, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the September 2019 Edition Castor oil is a type of vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the castor bean plant. It has many uses in medicines and other applications. Less common is its use in gardening for a fight against pests but not harmful to plants. It is sometimes used to […]

Sea Salt

July 1, 2019July 14, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the July 2019 Edition Sea Salt. Is Sea salt different from table salt? Yes, according to Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D from the Mayo Clinic. It differs in taste, texture, processing. Sea salt is from the evaporation of sea water, has little processing and leaves minerals. Table salt is mined from deposits underground, […]

Limes in Mexico

June 1, 2019June 10, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the June 2019 Edition Do you know the correct Spanish name(s)? I’m used to lime = green acidic fruit and lemon = yellow acidic fruit. But here, in Mexico, a lime is limón, and a lemon is lima, sometimes also referred to as a limón real. Outside of Mexico their names may […]

More Coffee in Mexico!

April 1, 2019April 7, 2019Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil the April 2019 Edition The coffee article last issue talked about coffee in Colima and ways to brew it. I was intrigued about how Colima compared to Mexico and the world. Coffee Types There are more than 80 coffee types! Out of the 80, two dominate our tastes and purchases: Arabica and […]