When we arrived in South Africa we were giddy that we were in an English speaking country. After more than 2 years in Spanish speaking locations it was nice to not have communication as one of the barriers. We...
Mexico LOL
Thanks to phones with cameras, we are able to capture funny moments as we go. So it’s only fitting as our very last blog post on Mexico, we’ll share with you our favorite images from the last 10 months. So...
How Do You Say “Hissy Fit” in Spanish?
May 8th was Mother’s Day in the USA and May 10th is Mother’s Day in Mexico. We decided to skip the crowds on both days and celebrate it on May 9th. I was able to plan out a great...
You’ve Got Gas
I love Mexico, but I am looking forward to France. Or Thailand. Or Russia. I want to go somewhere that I don’t speak the language. I want to get out of this no-man’s-land of speaking enough Spanish to get...
Sherman Family: v2.16
The winds of change have arrived at the Sherman Family. We won’t call them resolutions because that’s just so cliche. So we’ll consider it a software update to version 2.16 that coincidentally happened on January 1. Some of these we...
So. Much. Spanish.
When we decided that Cancun would be our adopted town for the year, I was wondering if we would have as much exposure to Spanish, given that it’s such a sought-after destination for tourists, especially from the USA. Well,...