Pepino Suave

Just a short catch-up for our Pepino Suave fans. Pepinito has been wandering the last few days, and has neglected the beloved, world famous,...

We just returned from trick r´treating. Our little witch scored some sweets Mexican style. Locals don´t go door to door here in Durango. Gan...

Los Ambulantes are street vendors. They are a common part of Mexican culture. It has been noted that the worse the economy, the more ambula...

Pepino Sauve Fans, we need help. We need the lyrics to Raffy´s chart-topper, "Peanut Butter and Jelly (Thats What I Like in my Belly)...

The Mexican school year is broken up into five phases. This week we finish phase one with a cummulative test for each student, in each group...

A constant undertone of our Fulbright experience has been hurricanes. In August, I hustled home from my first week of teaching to watch cove...

Talea´s birthday party was a success. Her three girlfriends, plus two of their cousins, arrived within an hour of the appointed time (not ba...

Ingrid, Talea, and I teach a language class at my school every Saturday morning. The class was initially offered for fellow teachers and th...

Talea woke up real early this morning. I had hardly began eating my cornflakes. She pattered out into the hallway rubbing her eyes and mutt...

There are no bells at my school. Passing time is signaled by music played over loudspeakers throughout the campus. The normal menu is salsa,...

Pozole is my new favorite Mexican food. It is a soup with either chicken or pork. There are huge grains of blanched corn, a tomatoe broth,...

This weekend was action-packed: Friday night Ingrid and I invited Rosaria, a fellow teacher, to our apartment to watch Amor En Costodia. We ...

This morning as I fixed my hair (what?) I watched Talea as she wiggled her remaining incisor. She was quiet, concentrating at her task. All ...

News flash, Pepino Suave fans: the world´s best throw-up story ever told is at your very finger tips. Simply click on the¨Inky Fournier...

My watch shows 7:24 a.m. The punch clock on the teacher´s lounge wall reads 7:20 a.m. The music blaring from the campus loudspeakers confirm...

I walk all day. I walk from home to work, about 3/4 of a mile. I walk from class to class, between four buildings. I walk to shop, I walk to...

Let me back up a couple of days. Pepino Suave fans around the world are scratching their heads. Millions of emails ask the same question, ...

We´re back in Durango. Durango City. El Pueblo de Durango. Durango, Durango. Durango Town. We arrived this morning at más o menos 6:00 a...

Today Mexico City resembles London; it is cool and raining. It is raining a lot. I mean, this isn´t Durango weather. We´re ready to go back ...

Thanks to the fine people at Wikipedia ("The Free Encyclopedia"), I can provide you some information about our destination for the...