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, April 3, 2020

The new normal

I had to go into the city a couple of days ago and I realized it might be for the last time for quite a while.  I needed to pay bills and to get a few things.  I know I am overly cautious.. hey, it just one of my many neuroses, but I was a bit freaked walking through almost empty streets and staying well away from everyone.   I covered my fingers as I punched in my info to pay for the next three months of phone/internet, which, obviously is even more of a necessity now. I stocked up on necessities, hit my local tiny Weds outdoor market and my chicken vendor and beat a hasty retreat, ready to hunker down for as long as a month.  There was a line at the ATM, so no dinero, but it's not like I'm going to be spending much for the foreseeable future.  The great thing is that almost everything I might need is in walking distance, all local businesses.

1 comment:

PDY said...

We we just your commentaries & enjoy them very much. We live Costa Rica and are trying to move to a Oaxaca.
We've been going to Oaxaca for seven years the last three for 5 months each year.
Keep up the good work and we'll see you in Oaxaca.