Oaxaca-The Year After: Walk Talk

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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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Walk Talk

Oaxaca is a very walkable city. I think you could walk from one end to the other in an hour or two. I had the pleasure of getting to and from the VW dealer from the zocalo and the Abastos market on consecutive days. I got to walk on streets that, normally, either I drive on, or I am never on to begin with, uncharted territory so to speak. Walking allows one the time to notice and fixate on lots of unfamiliar things. Things that go by slowly enough, so as to be able to actually think about them.... you know, to totally space out. I walked through residential neighborhoods, business enclaves, parks, different parts of the city, some funkier than others, but all pretty interesting. There were lots of little stores tucked in odd places, selling everything under the sun. If I ever need the Mexican equivalent of a widget, I will know where to find it.

No denying that this cantina had a nice aura.