According to new data from the UN 24,000 people die of hunger a day with another 100,000 that perish due to related causes of malnutrition. 200,000 children die a year of hunger. The total number of people living in hunger in the world is around 840 million. The approximate annual death toll is 35 million. However, this situation could be prevented ( Read more... )

It’s still strange to me how small the Yucatecan capital is despite having nearly 1 million inhabitants. A few months ago, while dining at Chili’s, we ran into the lead singer of Kumbia Kings, A.B. Quintanilla. A week ago we saw the ex-candidate for governor of the PAN party enjoying his dinner. Last night, while trying out a new “chic” restaurant ( Read more... )

While visiting a new restaurant last night here in Merida (called Acqua, very chic happening place, check it out if you're around here), I came across a beautiful piece of Jorge Luis Borges poetry. It was printed on my place mat and everytime I read it, I felt a greater sense of inner peace. I hope it does the same for you all. Here it is in ( Read more... )

Miami is awesome. It was my first trip down and turned out to be a very memorable one. We arrived late on Friday night and almost didn't get into our room! Since we stayed at an Inn, they close the desk at 11pm. We arrived at 11:45pm oops! Luckily I saw this guy walking his dog and tried to speak to him in English. Then I realized he was having ( Read more... )

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I recently came across an amazing artist, Lila Downs, through one of my NPR emails. Her music is incredibly diverse. Ranging from jazz and blues elements to folkloric Mexican, she creates some of the most interesting combinations I've ever heard. It's no surprise that she and her band are able to do so; Lila is of mixed ancestry, her father is a ( Read more... )

“It is not in the interest of Sudan nor in the interest of Africa nor indeed in the interest of the world for us all to stand by and see genocide being developed in Darfur ( Read more... )

There are my thoughts from a survey I did for one of my students ( Read more... )

Disclaimer: This entry represents my concern about a potential social epidemic. It is no way intended to persuade you. It is intended to bring light to a hidden problem that may affect citizens all over the world if we don't open up and talk about it before it's too late ( Read more... )

Here's a list of where I've visited up to this point in my life. I can't wait to see more ( Read more... )