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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You can find my music on Jango (World & latin - Worldbeat) and at iTunes and most online stores.
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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

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

History repeats....

That's Atzompa over there, at the very peak, the sister city of its neighbor Monte Alban, which is just behind it.  They were both built during the 7th and 8th centuries, at the height of Zapotec influence and power.  It's easy to see why Atzompa was so important... "you can see for miles and miles," all along the valley to the Etlas.  It was part of their defense against the Mixtec.  Well, the Zapotecs are still here, but their cities aren't, only as archaeological sites.  History is a good teacher if one listens.  And there is ten thousand years of history here: Toltec, Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, too many to list...... The people are still here, but.....
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