The Couple at the Gordito Stand

Shall we say they’re from Sweden? Denmark? Finland! I’m reading The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck (creeeeepy—police procedural, not horror—at least not the supernatural type), which takes place in Finland, so let’s say Finland. Both…

Meditation in California and Mexico

A couple of weeks ago I was listening to one of my favorite Buddhist teachers, Gil Fronsdal, of the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California. IMC is not too far from where I used…

Medical Care in Mexico

I live in a small town in Mexico. However, I have read that the town has the largest expat community in the world. All I know is the traffic is bad in the summer, worse…

Chepa

            Chepa is my Spanish speaking partner. Every week, she patiently corrects my Spanish and slows down her Spanish so I can understand it. Even though she has a hard life, she’s unfailing patient, polite…