Monarchs: the rest of the story

Although it is very nice to be back in Switzerland for the holidays, and the mountains are beautiful, I am still amazed as I edit the monarch pictures. Three of us went to one of the monarch winter nesting grounds near Valle de Bravo in central Mexico. We aren’t allowed into the state of Michoacan […]

Do you have 5 minutes to help us win $50k?

I’m working with a great team of former Peace Corps Volunteers and MIT students on a new non-profit. We were selected as semi-finalists in a competition to win up to 0,000, which would get us off the ground. Making it from the top 20 to the top five requires social marketing, because the competition is […]

Monarchs, the teaser

Three of us spent a bit longer than a day in Valle de Bravo in the Estado de Mexico to go see the monarch butterflies in one of their winter homes in Piedra Herrada. Soooo many more pictures to come, but this is one of my favorites. Really no words to describe this experience, but […]

Local Crag Sunday (Issue #3)

In which Karen goes to the slightly-less local crag and triumphantly challenges herself on lead and completes two of the hardest routes she as ever tried. Completed yes, a little ugly at times, but that is why they are projects, still to be red-pointed. The number of small scrapes on my hands and the sensitivity […]

Coming Soon…

…irresistibly cute children for whom I have a grant application pending. My friend Micha and I are going to be raising money for school scholarships through a Peace Corps Partnership grant. These kids from marginalized, indigenous families receive scholarships to attend school through the civil association Niños y Niñas de México, A.C. These kids would […]

Christmas Crafter’s Paradise in Mexico

A couple of weeks ago I went to the market to do my normal shopping and I went in a side door. When I came out through the main door however I stumbled into a baffling array of mosses, small wooden houses, and even smaller plastic animals.  Probably due to the fact that I’m not […]

Local Crag Sunday (Issue #2)

In which Sarah and I spend the first hour looking for a stubbornly misplaced Billie, pay too much for a cab to the crag, and then watch as Karen somehow drops a draw from the wall as she is clipping in. Overall, a fine Sunday morning, even if I did suffer a bit because I […]

All work, no felt.

Things are a bit hectic in these weeks before the holidays, and I’ve been working so much that I don’t have time to get back to my crafts, nor do I have anything inspired to blog.

Local Crag Sunday (Issue #1)

In which Sarah and I finally have a rope and gear, find our way with the bus to the closest local crag, and Sarah forgets her harness and shoes but manages to borrow one from fellow climbers. Never to be defeated, we shall return for more! Stayed tuned for the future adventures of the dawn patrol.

What’s mine is yours

Of course, I’m referring to the upcoming pictures in this post from the just-ended, and thanks to Aeromexico, extended visit by my guy. He arrived on Thanksgiving, and we had 5+ days together for his first visit to Mexico and our second visit since I arrived here in March. I am so happy that it […]

Wall Post

This is why my internet is so good at home.

Day of Sustainable Technology Transfer

It just doesn’t have the same ring to it though. However, discussing Thanksgiving during my Spanish conversation group this week, we stumbled upon what the day is really about. Sure, there are the parts about sharing the bounty of the harvest, but the really lasting effects were the knowledge transfer and capacity building from the […]