Category: Saltillo

Expat Back in the US: Part 1

I've just begun a month-long vacation back to the US, staying with family near Olympia, Washington. I've been living in Mexico for more than 20 months and it's become my home. I didn't realize how much I would miss my life south of the border; here are some differences I noticed very quickly. As soon... Read More »

Christmas Time Not Restricted to the 25th in Mexico

The first thing I noticed about the Navidad here in this part of Mexico is how long it lasts. The lights and decorations start going up just after the Revolution holiday in mid-November. People here leave the decorations on until well into January. Christmas isn't really over in Mexico until the 6th of January: the... Read More »

Mexico: El Tannenbaum

This is my second holiday season in Saltillo. There's no place like home for the holidays. Home for me is the pacific northwestern United States, and Saltillo is definitely unlike it: however in many good ways. The first thing I notice is the weather. The high and low temperatures of Seattle during this time of... 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 »

Saltillo, Rock City

I'm from the Seattle, WA area and there we have plenty of opportunity to take in the Indie rock scene. I grew up listening to the alternative bands of the 1990s. When I moved to Mexico I thought I would have put my love for live rock music behind me. However, the more time I... Read More »

Discovering the Mexican Desert

In Saltillo, the natural beauty lies within the high deserts that are in all places where the cities are not and you can explore them any time of the year... Read More »

The Church of San Francisco - Not in California

Saintly feasts like this one at the church of San Francisco is one of the many kinds of festivals that are celebrated in Mexican cities... Read More »

Bellas Artes and Patio de La Secretaria de Cultura-Fine Arts in Mexico

I hadn't appreciated the Mexican government's efforts to promote fine arts until I was introduced to Bellas Artes in a government building in Saltillo. The Obra de Medusa performance even included some Mexican movie stars... Read More »

Saltillo's Museo de la Catrina

Saltillo's Museo de la Catrina was commissioned to better preserve the old Mexican tradition of paying homage to the dead... Read More »

Saltillo's Summer Fair (Feria) It's Not Bad

While there was a plethora of international aspects to Saltillo's annual two-week summer fair and festival, there was plenty of Mexican culture to go around... Read More »