[A poem] Tus palabras vienen through that dark curtain, that quicksand where clarity gasps for breath Estás tan lejos pero siempre has estado lejos unreachable tal vez en algun idioma eres inalcanzable quizas si tu fueras aqui conmigo a mi lado estaría distante I struggle agotada longing, imagining a time when we could stand frente [...]
Yesterday afternoon I went to Cenote Calavera with my friend Gabriel for a swim, and ended up having an amazing, dreamlike experience I want to tell you about. If I ever had any doubt about the cenotes being magical, holy places, I don’t anymore! Cenote Calavera, in January 2008 After jumping into the big opening [...]
I’m aware that I’ve been rhapsodizing a lot on this blog about Tulum and about my life here. So I’ve just had it on my mind to to add something here on that subject. Tulum is wonderful, but the happiness is my posts is definitely not attributable only and directly to this geographical place itself. [...]
My friends ask, “Why are you in Mexico?” and I answer, “Because I like it down here.” Well, it turns out that some of them aren’t satisfied with that answer and want to know why I like it down here. Seriously, it’s a fair question, especially since I’m always rhapsodizing about how much I love [...]
Today I worked most of the day, as I have been for the past week or so. This might not seem like a big deal, but it took me a year of planning and setup to make this possible: that my work can be completely independent of my physical location, as long as I have [...]
Only six days until I leave for Mexico. I’ve been preparing for this since the day I got back from Tulum last winter, about nine months ago. Kind of like a pregnancy which is now full-term. It’s required an unrelenting focus and a lot of planning, effort, and creativity, but it looks like it’s really [...]