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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Sep 5
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Aug 6
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Jul 27
- 2 min
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,...
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Julie Heifetz
- Jul 12
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Jul 3
- 4 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Jun 27
- 3 min
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,...
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Julie Heifetz
- Jun 19
- 4 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- May 30
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- May 23
- 2 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- May 15
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- May 8
- 2 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- May 2
- 4 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Apr 24
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Apr 19
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Apr 11
- 4 min
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....
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Julie Heifetz
- Apr 4
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Mar 27
- 4 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Mar 18
- 3 min
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...
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Julie Heifetz
- Mar 10
- 3 min
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...
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