A Different View
"Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things. - Edgar H. Shein This post is inspired by my friend Betsy, who is living for a year with her family in Paris. We are living somewhat parallel lives which is a really nice support to have. She wrote a post titled "Paris told in 10 photos" Here is my version. Thanks, Betsy: So, here are ten things we have a new view on since arriving in Playa del Carmen, Mexico: 1. A typical food in this region is nopales, or cactus. I have yet to try and prepare any myself but have eaten it in restaurants. It tastes a bit like green pepper. There is a person at the grocery store whose job it is to remove the little sharp thingies on the cactus. Cleaner of Nopales at work 2. The pick up line at school. Deep breaths. The road where the school sits comes right off the highway and is a narrow road carved out of the jungle. If you pass the school, there are abo...