Category: Culture

Teotihuacan, Mexico's Holy Ground

Teotihuacan, the capitol and center of wealth of the Aztec empire, was constructed around 150 years before the Christian era. It's population once was 150,000... Read More »

Teaching English in Mexico: Great for Experience

I had never been a teacher before I came to Mexico, but it seems to be the go-to gig for gringos and Canadians visiting from north of the border. I've heard of certain parts of Mexico having a large pool of foreign English teachers, but we seem to be plenty rare here in the northern... Read More »

Mexico, Not So Third World Anymore

For Americans, Mexico is a close neighbor and is often referred to as "our backyard." The U.S. has had Latin and Mexican influence for centuries and it's been embedded into the American culture, in many ways more so than the influence of the British. We gringos (gringo is just the Mexican slang for a U.S.... Read More »