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...
Julie HeifetzDec 4, 20213 minThe Missing PiecesIt was holiday season in St. Louis when I was maybe five, maybe seven years old. I was very dressed up, wearing my new grown-up capezio...
Julie HeifetzNov 26, 20213 minUS Traditions in MexicoSeveral weeks ago, even before I broke my wrist, I was dreading Thanksgiving. As the day got closer, I could imagine the empty feeling...
Julie HeifetzNov 18, 20214 minMexican MedicineAfter being approved for surgery, I was scheduled for ‘Thursday for my broken wrist. I am very familiar with hospitals, starting from...
Julie HeifetzNov 10, 20213 minThe Fallen Women of San MiguelOh shit! I should have listened to me when i said be careful when you’re walking on these cobblestone streets. We were having a...
Julie HeifetzNov 4, 20213 minOh, So You're Single?I vividly remember the days after my first husband and I divorced and the feeling of dread that came over me realizing that I was without...
Julie HeifetzOct 30, 20213 minThe Story of a Family and a HaciendaWhen we first arrived in San Miguel de Allende I was disappointed in how the city looked. The photos I had seen hadn’t captured the...
Julie HeifetzOct 24, 20213 minKindness There is rarely a day here without sunshine. Even in the rainy season, the sun insists on having its moment. It is a kindness that...
Julie HeifetzOct 15, 20213 minThe Scavenger HuntLiving in San Miguel is like one continuous scavenger hunt. Each item we would like to find goes on the list, and then we go searching. ...
Julie HeifetzOct 9, 20213 minCooking with CandidaOur friends Sara and Sheila arrived in San Miguel the same week we did. In addition to taking five hours of Spanish a day, they signed up...
Julie HeifetzOct 3, 20213 minThis City Knows How to PartyParades, explosive rockets booming from nearby houses in the middle of the night on national holidays, days for local saints,...
Julie HeifetzSep 27, 20210 minIn Case of a Medical EmergencyBecause I’m 75 ,and Jack is 79 and has had some emergency health issues in the past, we decided it would be a good idea to check out the...
Julie HeifetzSep 22, 20210 minChopped Liver? Really?Jack, a born and raised New Yorker, is a true food Jew. He knows little about the religion and isn’t interested in the religious...
Julie HeifetzSep 17, 20210 minFunny, You Don't Look JewishThe wedding was a traditional Catholic Mass held at 4:00 in the lovely Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel in the center of San Miguel de...
Julie HeifetzSep 10, 20213 minAfortunada, LuckyI traded in my three- hour, five days a week class for a much more palatable schedule; three times a week for an hour with a private...
Julie HeifetzSep 5, 20213 minSunday in the Park with JorgeThe first time I saw the Jardin in el Centro in the main plaza, in front of the Parroquia, the large, magnificent pink church that can be...