Oaxaca-The Year After: San Antonino

The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

San Antonino

Imagine a sea of flowers. From the right angles, that how the cemetery at San Antonino appears. I had the pleasure of going there three times in the last week.

I spent a rainy afternoon there by myself just contemplating all the right things. On this last trip, a day after el concurso, we had the place to ourselves aside from one or two families. There were also a couple of guys there snagging the best flowers for seeds for next year.

I feel very blessed to be able to go to this amazing place. It seems like no other I have seen. On top of the beauty, the people are always so friendly, engaging in conversations so freely and openly.