It's my favorite time of the year here in Oaxaca - Día de Muertos! There is something incredibly special about this holiday - the celebration of loved ones who are gone, but who come back one night a …
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Building Our Ofrenda
We moved to Oaxaca last year right before Dia de Muertos. The special markets – the ones where you can buy all the things you need to build your ofrenda – were already up and running. People were …
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Five Things
It's my birthday week! So we've been celebrating all over town with coffee and pastries and cake and mezcal and tacos, and even an Oktoberfest feast at our local Spanish tapas restaurant (weird, I …
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Five Things
October always kicks off my favorite time of the year. The final three months of the year are always a huge run of holidays and celebrations. Birthdays, Dia de Muertos, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and …
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