Category: Travel
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Living Like a Local: Día de los Muertos in Michoacán
Alright guys I know it’s not November yet, but I had to share this fascinating tradition in Michoacán with y’all!
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Living Like a Local: Nature’s Instincts
Human babies are born with the instinct to suckle as a means to get food. No one taught them this, just like many other animals in the world. I think it’s pretty incredible how nature has a way of taking care of animals, big and small. When I went to the kitchen to grab some…
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Living Like a Local: “Mexican Time”
When you hear people talk about “Mexican time”, you don’t really know what that means until you’ve actually lived in Mexico. In the past, I went on vacations to Cancun with my family, so I didn’t really count that as understanding the concept of “Mexican time” since we never had schedules to follow. Even when…
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Recipe: Sope (Savory Mexican “Pancakes”)
I promised to introduce more Mexican recipes, so here’s another one! Here is a recipe to make sope, which I can best define it as a small savory Mexican pancake made with masa (dough). You can put toppings on each sope, and from my understanding, these are always savory! I visited one of my participants…
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Living Like a Local: Women vs. Men
It’s like I entered another world when I came here to Mexico. The role of women in the household is still traditional…so different than our society today!
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