Once a year towards the end of the dry season, the village nearby has a fun little morning tradition. Everyone makes their way to the very top of the hill. Six different families lug *huge* pots of their best atole to share with the entire town. We get up early, we do not eat breakfast (you only make that kind of mistake once), and we walk to town to enjoy breakfast with friends.
For those who have never had the pleasure of drinking atole, it is a thick, hot drink, typically made from ground corn. Depending
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38 years ago today, my parents got married. 38 years. That’s a long time. I want to share a little bit about them in hopes to convey at least some of their awesomeness.
My parents must have made a conscious decision at some point before my older brother’s birth that they would be put forth 100% effort to be amazing parents. Or, maybe it just came naturally for them. Either way, my brother and I lucked out. All of my passion for nature, community, nutrition, learning, food, and travel comes from them.
Growing up, my parents took us kids on at least
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Every year we host a sustainability festival called Cumbre Yah during Easter week. The cumbre, or “summit” in English, gathers people from around the world to join together and create workshops, classes, activities, and games. Every year is different, depending on the participants.
This year was pretty awesome.
The food served by the Bosque kitchen was pretty darn tasty.
We had to do a bit of adjusting, as always, once we figured out that many folks
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These last three months have been a combination of weird, interesting, exciting, and inspiring. In August, we officially ended our short-term volunteer program. Since the bulk of our guests came as volunteers, this effectively meant that we went from an average of ten to zero guests to feed.
At first I didn’t really know what to do with myself for food. No more 2 liter batches of hummus?? No more 5 liter batches of soups for dinner?? And how in the world do I make a salad dressing for just two people?
We ate a lot of simple food in August. Think
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Brian and I sat down to watch the only sporting event I have seen on TV since moving to Mexico 3 years ago: the 2010 World Cup final match between Spain and Netherlands. I didn’t particularly care who won, and I have to be honest that I don’t care about soccer in the slightest. What I loved about watching that game was thinking about how many people, all over the world, were watching the match with me.
715 million people watched the 2006 World Cup finals. Imagine the 20 largest
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