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If you live in and around Condesa, D.F., your daily commute will probably involve a walk by the Mercado Condesa on Avenida Michoacan and Calle Tamaulipas. Since it’s likely you’ll be inebriated, and/or too stuffed to acknowledge anything around you (too many bars and restaurants, ya know?) you might miss out on the fantastic art [...]

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It’s the beginning of the end for 2008 and I can’t begin to understand the flow of the year. 2008’s first day began in the grimy Downtown bar scene of Los Angeles where I sat quietly, numbly and sickly in a corner booth of “The Golden Gopher.” I can’t remember if there was a DJ, [...]

 
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I’ve undergone three major piercings in my life: ears, tongue and eyebrow.
When I was fourteen-years-old, my childhood friend’s mom owned a beauty salon and she decided to experiment her ear-piercing skills on my two lobes. She took her mother’s piercing gun,

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I imagine the vendors selling merchandise in Teotihuacan are more aggressive during the weekends. I’m glad I went on a Monday when I could simply run away from them by flailing my arms. They simply resigned to their shady areas blowing their Jaguar whistles and sneering at this Mexican-looking gringo.
A bus ride to the [...]

 
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Protests in Mexico City are plentiful. On any given day, hoards of political organizations, non-profits, rancheros, or any equivalent to the disenfranchised will take to the streets booming boastful serenades promoting their cause.
I stumbled upon “Los Encuerados” today: a group comprised of representatives from 400 pueblos in and around Veracruz who are discontent with agrarian [...]

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One problem I have with living in Mexico City is the dependence on iTunes to watch new Anthony Bourdain episodes. It really ticks me off that I have to pay $16.99 for full-length episodes (a subscription for the season), some of which are censored, when the entire world gets to watch the season for free. [...]

 
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I recorded some clips on the way to the airport last week and added some tunes. This is basically a test to see if I know how to add a podcast to the blog. Enjoy.

 
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