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When you get mail in Yosotiche the mailman comes and leaves a note at your house for you to go to town and pick it up! They walk everywhere (man I wish that was possible here). What great exercise we got there. Walking to the orange and coffee trees, up to the honey bees, down to the milpa, to...

LOL on Manhattan. Acapulco reminded me of Miami (along with any other tropical resort town I've ever been in). I was far less impressed -- and took SIGNIFICANTLY fewer photos in the 2 days Acapulco than I did during any single one of the 8 days we were in Yosotiche. My sister had the bright...

Well that just STINKS that a snow storm is keeping you from SKIING! Shame shame shame (and SOOOO ironic). Good luck getting your babies tucked safely away. They are lucky to be in your care, in spite of the situation you're faced with. You'll be missed at the meeting (though you have an...

I bet there's less ammo in that tank than you'd think. I'd start with an ammonia test to see how bad it really is. Bring it back up to temperature, change all of the water... you may find it cycles a lot less than you'd fear. Additionally I wouldn't remove the sand. I wouldn't even stir it...

We're up for a trip to the middle of Brazil whenever you're ready, Rod! I bet that would be equally as fascinating.

Hawk, I'm pretty certain that there was a chalk board on the other side of the room from where I was standing. The other interesting thing to note is that the kids there are in school 12 months a year and there is no air conditioning in the buildings. If I'm not mistken that was either a science...

It was fun to be immersed in so different a culture. It was a lot like camping in that we went to bed with the sun and woke up to the Roosters (who were occassionally not very kind). I actually knew precious little Spanish when I went and while I'm not a whole lot more knowledgeable now I was...

It is funny because I've talked about that very thing with folks since I've been back. Was it poverty? By our standards you'd say yes. But... it didn't seem like poverty to me. It felt more like a life rich in enjoyment and free from stress. They could happily live on about 300$ a month and my...

I had a great trip to the middle of Mexico at the end of January. I spent 8 days living in the middle of nowhere, Mexico. It was a great experience where I got to see people really live off the land. Take no more than they need and waste nothing. Nearly everything was re-used and recycled...

They are cute as puppies! Way to go, Phil!

Culling through images from Mexico. I'm trying to narrow 2000 images to something a bit more managable!

The rules are made by the person who creates the thread. That is their decision to make in all cases.

WTG, Nikki. Thanks for giving to the community!

punctuation is a great asset!! Thaks for getting this started. I'd love to see it take off.

We're still looking for volunteers to run for office. Please let us know if you're interested in a position and if so, which one! We need everyone to step up and run for an office. It isn't much of an election when everyone runs uncontested! Want a louder voice? Want to help steer the...

Looks great! Hopefully someone takes you up on this... and hopefully someone else will start their thread soon!

The way for it to gather steam is for others to start posting theirs. Go ahead. Post yours up now!

I think it is a great idea and has been successful around the country for many years. Each person needs to start their own thread though. If there's enough interest we'll start a forum for it. Switch, you should start a new thread (re-read the rules above, I've edited the post above). Each...

It will take a long time using 1.026 water to drop the salinity to 1.026 (you'd have to change 100% of your water to get it there). I'd suggest 1.021, no more than 10%, weekly (or more often if you're ambitious). Make sure you're using RO/DI (not salt water) to top off.

Car pool! Makes it so much easier. I know folks are coming down from up that way. Hop a ride!