Monthly Archives: October 2008
Picasso in Black & White/Picasso en Blanco y Negro
[Version en ingles; vease abajo para la version en espanol] * More than two years have passed since our first encounter with Juan Antonio Picasso; since then, many things have happened in his life and in ours. Recently, I’ve heard lots of sensational news celebrating the achievements of descendants of Africans in the Americas that … Continue reading
Border Town: Tijuana/San Diego
[Version en ingles; vease abajo para la version en espanol.] * Yesterday, we stood on the Mexican side of the Mexico-US border and watched as families connected across the wall. Of the nearly 2,000 miles of wall dividing the US and Mexico, it’s only the patch you see here–probably about 20 feet in length–where people … Continue reading
Driving Mexico: Mexico City to Oaxaca
For years, friends have been saying, “You have to go to Oaxaca,” with an imperative firmness in their voices and a distant, dreamy look in their eyes. It wasn’t that we didn’t want to go; it’s that writing and research commitments in other cities and towns kept us busy. But this week, we finally just … Continue reading