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

The hereafter re me

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

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Techo de cristal? Glass ceiling?

Well, this certainly was a first for me.  In Monday's guelaguetza in Etla, two of the danzantes for the danza de la pluma were female. 
It is not unusual to see guys with long hair, so it took a while to actually notice.... because, doh... they were very good dancers.
One tends to view plumas dancers as a group unless it is Monctezuma, who has lots of solos.... maybe someday.... a female Monctezuma.
Anyway, I like to imagine what these three girls, watching next to me, were thinking.... Hmmmm...someday.... I'm gonna.....

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