General Lafayette was a French aristocrat and general who helped Americans in the Revolutionary War. He supported the colonists against the British. Lafayette died on a day like today, May 20th, 1834 when he was 76 years old. He was born in the chateau pictured above, now converted into a very nice museum for visitors … More On A Day Like Today: General Lafayette
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I am so excited to have interviewed DC Scarpelli and Peter Budinger from “Don’t Touch That Dial,” a musical streaming experience to hit your monitor June 5th through June 27, 2021. Don’t Touch That Dial is a visit to the 80s and to all the best theme songs from your favorite TV shows. This is … More Back to the 80s: Don’t Touch That Dial!
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(San Francisco) – I do not want to sound overly enthusiastic, but it feels exciting, and it is a breath of fresh air to see venues on their way to fully reopening without restrictions. Jazz lovers gathered outdoors at a venue on Market Street one of the past evenings. People were allowed to have their … More Music: Back To Socializing In Person
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By Lupita Franco Peimbert There is a jewel of a town, in a town known for its silver, in the state of Guerrero, Mexico: Taxco de Alarcón, La Ciudad de la Luz. Taxco is located approximately 106 miles southwest of Mexico City. It was funded in the 1500s. History tells the Spanish conquered the indígenas … More TRAVEL: Taxco, The City Of Light and Silver
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The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist. -Maria Montessori
No longer a small town but a city full of American and German expats and international visitors, Cholula is a great place to live if one wants to achieve a healthy life style. The town’s Centro Deportivo Quetzalcóat and the large plaza in the skirts of La Pirámide, provide a large space for people to … More Healthy Living in Cholula, Puebla
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This man who is part of an Indígena community (Nahua) in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, said it took him 3 days to make this colorful basket, but that was because he applied himself to finishing it as soon as possible. Handmade baskets of that size can take a week to make. I saw him … More Handmade: Colorful Basket Made in Guerrero
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Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary — it’s an act of infinite optimism. -Gilda Radner Gilda Susan Radner was an American actress and comedian, who was one of the seven original cast members for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. (Wikipedia.)
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By Lupita Franco Peimbert (San Francisco) – What business owner Manny Yekutiel and the Valencia Corridor Merchants Association set up to achieve months ago, came to fruition on Friday night, May 7, 2021. A popular destination in San Francisco’s Mission District, Valencia Street is now adorned with LED street lights –giving it a cozy, welcoming … More Joyful Gathering Lights Up San Francisco
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Mi sobrina es abogada electoral, fue catedrática, y es experta en elecciones. Es Maru Osuna Franco. Recién hizo este video para la Universidad UPAEP en Puebla, sobre las próximas elecciones en México Me parece muy acertada.
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(San Francisco) Organizers of the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival 2021, which will take place May 25th through May 30th, have announced this year’s program. The festival will be mostly online with a couple of surprises for the festival’s aficionados: One of the surprises is the drive-in experience at Fort Mason, and the other is … More The Berlin and Beyond Film Festival is Around the Corner – Big Surprises!
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A day before the “5 de Mayo,” we take the opportunity to highlight the City and State of Puebla, located east of Mexico City -a two-hour drive. History tells that on May 5, 1862, a somewhat improvised army of civilians and indígenas Zacapoaxtlans (native of the town of Zacapoaxtla), took victory over the French Army … More ¡Que Chula es Puebla!
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It is said that for every day of the year, there is one church in Cholula, Puebla. This may not be fully accurate; but if you consider not just every building but also every “Capilla,” and “altar,” inside every church, you may actually have more than 365 places o worship. An assistant to Hernán Cortés … More The Many Churches in Cholula, Puebla
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