I had been looking forward to the arrival of the weekend as I had booked a number of activities. On Saturday I was doing a tour with an organisation called En Via. They provide no interest micro loans to women in villages to assist them start a business or grow an existing business. The tour would involve visiting some of these women in the villages of San Miguel de Valle and Teotitlan de Valle. The process is very structured. The women must first attend a b...

Time seems to be flying as today marks the end of my 4th week. And what a week of fun, activity and contrasts. The photography project really grew some legs. We photographed just over 200 children, which means just over 800 photos were taken. Some kids love being in front of the camera, some don't and then there are all the ones in between. It probably doesn't help being photographed by a complete stranger who doesn't speak your native language and manages to...

Friday was Natalie's last day so we decided to have breakfast at the Friday market in the park. Countless food stalls to choose from, all selling much the same thing. We first grabbed a fresh fruit juice, not actually sure what mine was, and selected a food stall that seemed to have the most customers. The ordering process was a little confusing. Most people were opting for tacos and were paying up front but we wanted burritos. So we were pointed to the other ...

An interesting walk to the centre today. The "maroon and white" taxis were staging a protest. (There are also Yellow and Blue & White taxis). They had parked their cars in the all the intersections on the northern side of town preventing any traffic from getting through. No police or any other form of authority to be seen anywhere. The streets were crowded with people who had abandoned buses and cars and were making their way to work on foot. Quite a diff...

Well Monday was a "no school" day for the kids but no one knows why. Very few turned up and those that did enjoyed a morning at the playground again. Not as many to swing this time so a little less tiring. The remainder of the week was pretty much routine - school centre, Spanish revision and then 3 hours of lessons. Our host did tell us about a good taco place close to home so Natalie and I decided to give it a test run. It was a great tip. Sensational taco...