An uneventful flight to MC, but it was good to see Mexico from the air. Quite rugged in many places with what appeared to be some fairly fast flowing rivers. Arrived at my Airbnb mid afternoon. Comfortable apartment on the 5th floor, virtually across from Alameda Park and an easy walk to the zocalo. Last year the zocalo was covered by a World Expo so I was really looking forward to seeing what it looked like. No such luck. This year it is a construction site a...

My last day in Oaxaca was pretty much spent getting ready to leave although I did treat myself to breakfast at the Friday market. Tacos and fruit crepe. Great start to the day. Got my self packed and did a last minute check of the bus ticket. Just as well as it was departing a half hour earlier than I thought. No surprises that the bus station was busy and chaotic. Departed on time at 11pm for a 10-11 hour ride to Puerto Escondido (PE). It was very windy up...

Hard to believe that 5 weeks have gone by and I am now starting my last week here. As so often happens time seems to move slowly and then suddenly in a rush it's almost gone. The photography project continued at the Centre. The numbers are starting to build and I am really enjoying the involvement. At the end of the day I called into Cafe Brujula as I usually do for a coffee. After I got home I realised that my phone was missing but could remember having it at...

Well it's been a while so there is a bit to talk about. The photography project has continued and is generally going well. Have now photographed about 450 kids - 1800 photos in all. Had a little hiccup early in the week. I was letting some of the kids use my camera and in the process they deleted the photos i had taken that morning. About 10 kids in all. Spent that night trying to work out who. Think I was able to identify most of them and get them to com...

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...