I have seen a dead rat and a dead goat – both of which might well have died of old age – and one car accident that looked kind of […]
Category: sabbatical
I have a Maid …
… and no idea what to do with her. It sounded like a good idea back in Sunnyvale when I agreed to the arrangement. She’s been the landlady’s housekeeper for […]
Munnar – What a Relief
We survived another night of mosquito attacks but this time did much better. There are a few tricks we learned from Meena, our very friendly neighbor: first, put the big […]
India!
India! We made it to Kochi, Kerala, India sort of in one piece. Three days into our India-experience I am still struggling to summarize how I feel about. Maybe I […]
Progreso
Max is finally getting the hang of what it means to behave like a proper tourist boy on the beach. We took the bus to Progreso today for our second […]
Shopping Experience and More tidbits
This was another uneventful day, no new adventures to be had as Max was back to school today and we took it easy. As usual my good catholic upbringing got […]
Celestun – A trip to the Yucatan Outbacks
We escaped the Carnaval craziness to go to Celestun, a little town about 90 km from Merida to the west on the Golf of Mexico. It’s famous for its flamingos […]
The advantage of being different and other tidbits
Max stands out – undeniably and literally – he is inches taller than his fellow three years olds, blond, blue-eyed, skinny and knobby-kneed compared to all the dark-haired, dark-eyed stocky […]