Julie Heifetz3 days ago3 minOur TribeWhatever city I go to, I feel at home in a theater. But it had been a dry spell for live theater in San Miguel, and I was feeling its...
Julie HeifetzMay 82 minDear VaccineSometime between the time that my book was published in April and we moved to Mexico in July, Naomi Shihab Nye, outstanding poet and...
Julie HeifetzMay 24 minHigh Anxietyin January the immigration officer wrote “30” on our visas, which meant we could only stay in Mexico for one more month. “You’ve got to...
Julie HeifetzApr 243 minSunday TreatKnowing how much Jack and I love sampling Mexican dishes, my tutor Lety invited us to join her and Susana, her sister, and their mother...
Julie HeifetzApr 193 minHoly Week and MatzahThis week was Semana Santa, Holy Week. The city streets teemed with an up-tick of visitors from all over Mexico mingling with local...
Julie HeifetzApr 114 minHappy Birthday Part 2Alicia, our housekeeper and now cook, told me that her daughter was going to be a waitress at a new bar-restaurant and that she, Alicia....
Julie HeifetzApr 43 minA Very Happy Birthdayi no longer care much about my birthday, but nor do I dread it. Jack, who is still a kid at heart about his own birthdays, won’t hear of...
Julie HeifetzMar 274 minOne Example of Why You Need to Learn Spanish When Living in San MiguelJack has not learned Spanish other than saying a few words like hola, como estas, and bien. He gets by with gestures and facial...
Julie HeifetzMar 183 minAn Evening of Song and ArtAtotonilco is only a 20 minute drive from San Miguel. From the highway exit, the main road turns left for half a mile , leading to a...
Julie HeifetzMar 103 minA Writers' CommunityThe first time I learned of San Miguel de Allende was when I heard about the International Writers’ Conference held in the city. It is...
Julie HeifetzFeb 263 minGonePaco arrived on time to pick up my son to take him to the airport, and I managed to tell Stephen goodbye without showing the tears that...
Julie HeifetzFeb 133 minOutsidersYesterday Jack and I went looking for a kitchen store for a second set of measuring spoons. Jack found an address online for a kitchen...
Julie HeifetzFeb 53 minA Privilege and a ResponsibilityLast Saturday was the first time Candida cried in front of me. She was talking about her son Paco, whose wife has MS and has recently...
Julie HeifetzJan 303 minNew Adventures in EatingThere are 450 restaurants listed in San Miguel. That number doesn’t include the small food stalls found on many corners, or home...
Julie HeifetzJan 242 minFinding Love in all the Right PlacesSan Miguel is a dog town if ever there was one. You see them everywhere, everything from tiny chihuahua style breeds dressed in winter...
Julie HeifetzJan 173 minWhere Is Home?St Louis is my hometown where I was born and lived until I was 53 years old. But Home is where my family is, and for the past 16 years,...
Julie HeifetzJan 53 minOnce Is Not EnoughOur friends Andrea and Paul Kane from Frederick came to visit us in San Miguel for a week in early November and fell in love with the...
Julie HeifetzDec 29, 20214 minChristmas EveWe had planned on a quiet Christmas Eve at home, in anticipation of Doug’s arrival with his kids on Christmas day. But when he called to...
Julie HeifetzDec 22, 20213 minFeliz Navidad from San MiguelIt certainly does feel increasingly like Christmas here, in spite of the warm weather and the lack of standard Christmas carols playing...
Julie HeifetzDec 12, 20213 minOur San Miguel FamilyCandida invited Jack and me to come to dinner at their home last Sunday and Jack reluctantly agreed to go. He was worried that it would...