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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Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo
The view from Corazon del Pueblo

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Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Musician, photographer, videographer, reporter, ex-officio teacher, now attempting to be a world traveler

Friday, June 10, 2011

It'll last you a lifetime, doña....


Matates y manos for sale in the market in Tlacolula. 
On each, it says, "R. de mis padrinos," "received from my padrinos"

They are heavy.  If I had to guess, I would say they weighed, maybe twenty kilos, over sixty pounds.  I will have to find out.  However, using one is extremely hard work and women have to develop strength and stamina and they sure have!  As I've mentioned before, I've asked the men in nearby Teotitlan del Valle if they could do it and they all said, "No, it is a tough job and they have our respect for doing it so well."

Hmmmm.... which one?  Qual?

OK, we'll take this one. Wrap it up.

Check out these recent posts in which matates are prominent.  One on tortillas, one on chocolate. 
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