The city on a beautiful clear day

VIPs in training

How cute is this parade?!

Had a good friend visiting this week! It was great being a tourist again . . . and it was a good week to come! It wasn't as crazy as September, but there was a great children's parade (check out the pictures) and a small music festival. Who's going to visit me next?!

So San Miguel actually does have a social life!!

Last Friday evening was amazing. Started out at a party hosted by a friend of mine who makes amazing furniture. The party took place in his factory outside of town and was the "place to be". Afterwards a group of us went back into town and started bar hopping. Suffice to say that I din't make it home till 5:30am! Haven't done that for a long time! During the evening I met some really fun and interesting people . . . I seem to be building a social group! Hmmm! Maybe I won't be leaving anytime soon!

This next week I have a friend visiting. It will be so much fun to show off the town. I have been here long enough that I might even be starting to take things for granted!

Still warm here. Days are beautiful and nights are just starting to get crisp.

A bunch of high school girls who wanted to practice english with me in the jardin!

Well . . . believe it or not "the book" is almost done! I had some great feedback from my book mentor (a guy I met in San Miguel that has published) and I'm putting some finishing touches on it before I start sending it out to collegues for review! Exciting! I can't wait to actually have it published and see a actual book with my name on it. Been a dream of mine for years! So start saving your pennies and dimes to buy it when it comes out! (smile)

Tonight should be fun! My new maid turns out to also be a chef! She is going to cook this evening! Mmmmmmm.

I thought about buying a motorsycle again this week. I'm on the fence as not having a vehicle does limit me to a certain radius around town. However, I am walking more than I ever have before and feel pretty great! We shall see!

Dave

What a great day yesterday turned out to be. Woke up to a beautiful sunny day here and went on an early morning walk to the bibliotecha . . . on Thursdays they have a public book sale (lots of great bargains on titles donated by the visiting gringos)!

After the sale I wandered over to a Cafe to meet a friend who is helping me through the book writing/publishing maze. I stayed a bit too long chatting and had to run home (about 15 minutes) to meet my Spanish teacher for class. After wrapping my head around the future tense, I had a bit of lunch and relaxed on the patio.

In the evening my friend Paul had organized one of his "guy nights" . . . dinner and bar hopping. Got home late and flopped into bed.

Just another lovely day in San Miguel!

These are grasshoppers tacos!

 

A parade of human size puppets.

I am in a new house! My housesitting duties finished in the previous place and I now find myself in a three bedroom (there is room if you want to come visit) casita on the other side of town. It will be fun to explore a new neighborhood!

The Day of the Dead festivities have started . . . the town is awash with flowers and the graveyards are being cleaned and decorated for the big day tomorrow. The concept and philosophy behind the Day of the Dead celebrations are so interesting . . . and so different from our North American perspectives on death and dying.

I also found a new taco stand near my new casa that is vying for best taco in the city. Boy they are good! Mmmmm. I think I will go have some right now.

More later . . .