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My life is about to take another turn. In just a few days, I will officially become a resident of Woodbury. Ahhhhh! The idea of moving into a 2-year-old three bedroom townhouse is wonderful. Though I can’t complain about my previous apartment-living situations, I will be thrilled to have a full kitchen with standard size appliances, a garage, a front yard (as tiny as it is), my own laundry room, and SPACE. This last year I definitely downsized in terms of living space, and I think I might be feeling a bit claustrophobic. And of course I look forward to spending more time with Jon – we’ve been trying to pack in so much on weekends when we see each other that we don’t always get a chance to relax and just be. The idea of moving into a 2-year-old three bedroom townhouse in Woodbury is what I haven’t yet come to terms with. Sure, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time at Jon’s place over the past 2 years. Just about every weekend, in fact. And I have loved it. Everything you could p...

It is incredible to me how quickly Mexico is becoming less and less Mexican - for the average traveler, that is.  I'm not sure what brought this to my mind today - maybe wishing I were somewhere warm again.  Or not wanting to work.  Anyhow... My first trip to Mexico was freshman year of high school. My family went to Puerto Vallarta, where we stayed at a nice resort and spent our days swimming in their myriad of pools and walking on the beach. Aside from an afternoon at the local market (where we were convinced to pay for pictures with a massive iguana on our shoulder, which I highly doubt is typical Mexican behavior), and the local staff working at the resort, we were not really experiencing anything Mexican. Even the food I'm pretty sure was more of an American-Mexican twist.  Heavy on the American. After college, I took classes to get my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate in Guadalajara, Mexico. This was probably my most authentic Mexica...