http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl A Gringa Writes About Life In Cancun, Mexico Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:54:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maybe I should explain why I haven't been blogging. The reason is that I've misplaced my humor about living in Cancun. I'm just sick and tired of it. It's not funny anymore. And I don't feel right using my blog to bitch and moan about all ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/09/30/living-half-a-life/ I've just this hour finished a book that I think everyone should read. It's called The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time and it was written by economist and visionary thinker Dr. Jeffrey Sachs. This book is easily the most important book I've read in ten ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/08/23/my-summer-reading-list/ Today is my daughter's birthday. She's 15. I can't believe it. And she spent her birthday in a Driver's Education class, it's a week-long class and she'll have her Learner's Permit by Friday. OMG! How did she get this old? It feels like she'll ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/07/28/shes-so-old/ I've just returned from my once yearly summer trip to Maine. I have family there so it's no-brainer to go there in the summertime. Next year I swear I'll go a week or two later though because for the last two summers I've been there too early for ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/07/09/back-from-good-old-maine/ We were driving home from the beach at Isla Blanca the other day and ended up passing through a very, very poor area on the north side of Cancun. I thought I would share some of the photos I took. Next time someone tells you that there isn't real poverty ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/06/07/poverty-in-cancun/ The other day my husband brought home the movie "Rojo Amanecer" for us to watch. The title means "red dawn" in English, but this isn't the cheesy American-made Red Dawn movie about the U.S. getting into WWIII with the Soviet Union. Instead this is a Mexican movie ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/05/17/learning-about-the-massacre-in-tlatelolco/ Swine flu isn't here yet. As I write this we have no confirmed cases of Swine Flu in Cancun. But everyone is sure acting like it's already here. I won't bore you with details since my friend CancunCanuck has already laid it all out. Suffice to ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/30/swine-flu-fears-in-cancun/ Today the Obama administration lifted the travel restriction for Cubans traveling to Cuba from the U.S. This will have the effect of helping to cut bribe-taking in Mexican Immigration in Mexican cities with direct flights to Cuba. Under the old rules Cubans who wished to travel from the ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/13/easing-of-cuba-travel-restrictions-will-cut-bribe-taking-in-mexico/ This is also known as lying to you and it's an institution here in Mexico. Ever since I moved to Mexico I've been noticing that people would tell me one thing and then go off and do another. This happens with construction workers, with acquaintances, with store employees, ... http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/04/11/telling-you-what-you-want-to-hear/ I got this idea from Joyce (thanks girl). The image below is a Wordle that was created using the words I commonly write on this blog...not too many surprises here: No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. http://www.hiddencancun.com/rivergirl/2009/03/21/my-word-cloud/