A Retired Teacher in Mexico City

Last week I went to the Zócalo to check out the fan zone that had been set up on Mexico City's main plaza.

As I headed down Madero Street toward the Zócalo, I saw feathered serpents (the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl) and axolotls (the salamander-like animals that live in the canals of Xochimilco) decorating the lampposts.

I wrote earlier that thousands of members of the militant teachers' union CNTE attempted to disrupt the opening of the World Cup in Mexico City by unsuccessfully trying to take over the Zócalo, the main plaza where the "fan zone" was to be located.  After being turned back twice by police, they set up their tent encampment on the streets of the historic center that lead ...

This morning I wrote a post about the renovation of subway stations along Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro.  One of the stations I mentioned was "Revolución" where "green walls" of live plants had been added by the platforms.

In advance of the World Cup in Mexico City, some of the subway stations along Line 2 of the Metro were being renovated.  These stations are in the heart of the city and are frequented by foreign visitors.  I had already visited the refurbished "Auditorio" station on Line 7, so I wanted to see the renovations on Line 2.

I took the Metrobus along Insurgentes Ave...

I remember when I was a kid, the big fad was to grow an avocado plant by sticking toothpicks into the pit and suspending it into a glass of water.  My mother tried it, but gave up after a while.

After I made the move to Mexico, I gave it a try.  (I might have even written a blog entry about it.  I don't remember.)  After about a couple weeks, there w...