By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2012 Edition Carnaval (carnival in English), is a week- long fiesta that takes place in some Catholic Latin American countries leading up to the period of Lent before the celebration of Easter. As most Catholics interpret, Lent is a period of sacrifice and renewal of faith. This usually […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the March 2012 Edition The month of April finds us looking forward to the springing of spring in most geographic areas. For example in Arizona they have already had their ‘springing’ and would like the seasonal changes to stop right where they are. Their next step into spring will be summer […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2012 Edition (Or, Surviving A Home Renovation) Just a simple renovation, that’s all it was! It shouldn’t be too messy or disruptive. Admittedly, we’d heard stories of traumatized people dealing with renovations; having limited timelines and an inability to communicate well in Español. But our project was pretty […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2012 Edition OK flan lovers, I should have shared this with you before Christmas as a gift, but having left my laptop at the LA airport security on the way to Manzanillo, access to another computer has been limited. Anyway, my husband Allan is a flan ‘officiando’ and […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2012 Edition Last year I wrote about how thrilled I was to see the baby turtles resting in a pail of sea water for release on the beach the following day. This year, mama came back about a month earlier. Perhaps the romantic in me likes to think […]
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By Robert Hill from the December 2011 Edition The State Delegado for Cruz Roja (Red Cross) and El Presidente Municipal, Nabor Ochoa, announced in September that Reyna Garcia has been named the new Director of the Red Cross in Manzanillo, replacing an American named Bonnie Sumlin, who was terminated. Reyna met with the Board of […]
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By Robert Hill from the December 2011 Edition Renewing IMSS IMSS has really streamlined the process for renewing your health insurance. The only thing they want to see is your plastic ID card and, not counting the time it took to walk to the bank and back (to pay), I did not spend more than […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2011 Edition Well I’ve finally reached a point in my life where I have learned to treasure moments and days one at a time because I know how fortunate I am to live each one of them and am also aware that the future is now and I […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2011 Edition It’s just around the corner, although many of us put off the lurking knowledge that we’re going to have a lot to do and we should get started NOW! Of course I’m talking about Christmas and New Year’s events and celebrations. For some of us, Christmas […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2011 Edition Several days ago I was preparing to write this next article and anticipating Freda’s (our illustrious editor) reminder via email. I have a number of lovely stories still to share about living in Manzanillo. But when Freda’s email arrived titled ‘heads up’ these stories seemed so […]
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