12:11am, 11 December 2022 Surely if I could hear el vecino gallo in Australia, he’d be promptly banned from the building, just as Australians love to ban anything mildly inconvenient or uncomfortable, or at the very least, to avoid having a mildly inconvenient or uncomfortable conversation. On the other hand, 6-day-a-week commercial construction involving heavy…… Continue reading Back by popular demand – hopefully not one show only
Not quite my tempo
The best of times, the worst of times 27 March 2021, 12:20am: No one knows what happened to el vecino gallo, no one knows what happened to Nicolas, the slightly odd Dutch guy who moved in next door and then disappeared in the middle of the night with only a muchos gracias (sic) written on…… Continue reading Not quite my tempo
The circle of life
Lessons from the hummingbirds I went to a cafe recently and sat outdoors (in these ‘unprecedented times’ better to be covid-conscious). The cafe is gorgeous and it has a garden. You’d hardly know you were in Hermosillo if it weren’t for the searing heat and the guy using a leaf blower right near your table…… Continue reading The circle of life
Tlatelolco, 2 October, 1968: Mexico’s Tiannamen Square
Let’s play a game of word association. I’ll give you a word and you say the first 5 things that pop into your head. Don’t over think it. First word: Mexico Aaaand GO! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. I can say without hesitation that some of your words were tacos, beer, fiestas, Cancun, sombrero, or cactus. Even though you…… Continue reading Tlatelolco, 2 October, 1968: Mexico’s Tiannamen Square
Let’s taco about quokkas, jamoncillo, tlacuaches and isolation.
25 September 2020, 12:15am: Still no sign of el vecino gallo. Piolo reminded me that we did in fact hear someone shout, “I’m going to kill you,” directed at el vecino gallo. This is after all, Mexico and people just kind of do what they want. In fact, the society here only functions at all…… Continue reading Let’s taco about quokkas, jamoncillo, tlacuaches and isolation.
If 2020 was a pizza topping, it would be pineapple & pubes: reflections on teaching
Saturday 22 August 2020, 3:19am: It’s been more than a week since I last heard el vecino gallo. Has he moved away? Has he gone on holidays? Has he died of coronavirus? Is he busy making sourdough? Has he been turned into caldo de pollo? Or has he just decided to shut up? I guess…… Continue reading If 2020 was a pizza topping, it would be pineapple & pubes: reflections on teaching
Te extraño mucho, dogos
4 June 2020, 1.33am: One thing I appreciate about el vecino gallo is that he seems to sleep early. I enjoy the time when I can’t hear him calling out or rattling around trying to get attention. Although I often hear him, it’s been two and a half months since I last saw him, the…… Continue reading Te extraño mucho, dogos
Recipe 2: Tacos de tinga de zanahoria (tacos of tinga with carrots) and being run out of town
Annoying food blogger bit – just 5 sentences I promise! Tinga originated in Puebla, a state in central Mexico, not too far from Mexico City. Puebla is one of my favourite places in Mexico – I can’t even be angry at it after I ate some dodgy street food and shredded my asshole in the…… Continue reading Recipe 2: Tacos de tinga de zanahoria (tacos of tinga with carrots) and being run out of town
Recipe 1: Sopa de tortilla (soup – not soap, possibly coriander though)
This is my first recipe post. I am taking the opportunity while I live in Mexico to practice cooking some Mexican food and share them with my readers. I am focusing on recipes that are: – relatively easy- have ingredients you can buy easily in Australia (sometimes I have modified recipes slightly so this is…… Continue reading Recipe 1: Sopa de tortilla (soup – not soap, possibly coriander though)
El coronavirus ya esta aquí
A little bit about lockdown in Mexico 4.54am, April 26: El vecino Gallo is awake. I can hear him up and about. I should be asleep, but like a lot of other people, my hands have the consistency of paper and can pretty much be lathered just by adding water, I’m not sleeping well, staying…… Continue reading El coronavirus ya esta aquí
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