The gas lines have ended, but it is still hard getting around Guadalajara. I’ve been here almost two months and still haven’t figured out the bus system. One problem is that the third line of the city’s metro system was supposed to be open by now, but the government ran out of money and cannot… [Read More]
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Beer commercials and national culture
Beer commercials are life. The Super Bowl means a lot of things: another year of sorrow for Cleveland Browns fans, another run on avocados for guacamole, and another series of Budweiser ads. Budweiser uses its long association with the NFL and huge Super Bowl ad buy to make a statement, and usually it is that… [Read More]
México: Who cares about The Wall? There’s huachicol to worry about.
I don’t want to be the kind of foreign correspondent who relies on Uber drivers for reporting, but I think it’s okay when the subject is gasoline. And gasoline is a huge subject in México right now. In order to put a stop to the problem of theft from gas pipelines and the market in… [Read More]
Mexico: Packing for five months
Despite my reasonable level of travel experience, I continue to hate packing. I’ve written about it before, and now that I have managed to fit a wardrobe for five months (it is hoped) into one carry-on bag and one checked suitcase, it seemed time for an update. The big challenge packing for this trip was… [Read More]
México: One week in
I arrived in Guadalajara on New Year’s Day. It was clear, sunny, and quiet. Since then, I’ve been getting settled and getting to work. I’m actually staying in Zapopan, in a neighborhood called Altagracias, which is near the Universidad de Guadalajara’s growing suburban campus. The neighborhood itself is light industrial – lots of warehouses and… [Read More]
