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Mujeres en Cambio (Women in Change)
There is so much poverty in San Miguel that ex-pats don’t necessarily see because we live such privileged lives here. The influx of...
Julie Heifetz
Sep 22, 20222 min read
What a Day
Big apologies for not having written to you in so long! I have been immersed in research for the historical fiction novel that I am...
Julie Heifetz
Sep 5, 20223 min read
Why in the World Did He Go There
Fortunately during the 2 weeks I was home with Covid and Jack was recovering from a stomach bug, I could work on research for the new...
Julie Heifetz
Aug 6, 20223 min read
Sick
I feel like I’ve been in a deep cave for days, which is why I’m just now writing another entry. I had a pretty lousy week with covid,...
Julie Heifetz
Jul 27, 20222 min read
What Our Ancestors Pass On
Lety,my masseuse , comes to the house once a week to give me a massage. She is like an angel.. With golden touch and caring heart, she...
Julie Heifetz
Jul 12, 20223 min read
Changing Roles: When Illness Strikes
On Wednesdays when Alicia finishes cleaning our house, she asks what we would like her to cook for us the next day. Thursdays are extra...
Julie Heifetz
Jul 3, 20224 min read
Visiting Grandma
I was frankly a bit nervous about Doug and his kids coming to visit. It’s a wonderful place for people interested in cultural activities,...
Julie Heifetz
Jun 27, 20223 min read
Here and There
It was at Union Station in D.C. on our trip back to see our families. that the differences between people in San Miguel and those in the...
Julie Heifetz
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Dia de los Locos
May is the hottest month of the year, and with no air-conditioning in most of the homes, many ex-pats skip town and head back to wherever...
Julie Heifetz
May 30, 20223 min read
Birding
My friend Eileen picked me up at 7:45 in order to meet the group from the Audubon Society for our birding outing. I have never been a...
Julie Heifetz
May 23, 20222 min read
Our Tribe
Whatever 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 Heifetz
May 15, 20223 min read
Dear Vaccine
Sometime between the time that my book was published in April and we moved to Mexico in July, Naomi Shihab Nye, outstanding poet and...
Julie Heifetz
May 8, 20222 min read
High Anxiety
in 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 Heifetz
May 2, 20224 min read
Sunday Treat
Knowing 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 Heifetz
Apr 24, 20223 min read
Holy Week and Matzah
This week was Semana Santa, Holy Week. The city streets teemed with an up-tick of visitors from all over Mexico mingling with local...
Julie Heifetz
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Happy Birthday Part 2
Alicia, 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 Heifetz
Apr 11, 20224 min read
A Very Happy Birthday
i 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 Heifetz
Apr 4, 20223 min read
One Example of Why You Need to Learn Spanish When Living in San Miguel
Jack has not learned Spanish other than saying a few words like hola, como estas, and bien. He gets by with gestures and facial...
Julie Heifetz
Mar 27, 20224 min read
An Evening of Song and Art
Atotonilco 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 Heifetz
Mar 18, 20223 min read
A Writers' Community
The 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 Heifetz
Mar 10, 20223 min read
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