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Indigenous Languages Sustain Cultural Heritage: At Risk of Extinction
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 14 July 2011
Zapotec, Mixtec, Huave, Nahuatl and the other 12 indigenous languages of Oaxaca have fewer and fewer native speakers.
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Witness For Peace in Oaxaca Works for Sensible Policy
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 13 July 2011
Tonight, Stephen and I are going to hear a Witness for Peace (WFP) presentation at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Church in Chapel Hill (106 Purefoy St.) about their work in Oaxaca.
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Oaxaca Art Workshop: Mixed Media Collage + Shadow Box Sculpture
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 12 July 2011
Oaxaca Art Workshop: Mixed Media Collage and Shadow Box Sculpture– Day of the Dead Inspirations: Saturday, October 29 – Friday, November 4, 2011 Oaxaca is one of the most unique places in the world. Art is everywhere and inspires the extraordinary. … Continue reading →
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Oaxaca, Mexico: Who Knew You Could Fall in Love With a Place?
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 12 July 2011
Hola, Norma! I just wanted to thank you so so much for arranging/leading the photography workshop in Oaxaca.
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How to Send Money to Mexico: 7 Easy Steps
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 11 July 2011
My friend Jackie just wrote to me. A young Mexican woman she met some years ago returned to Mexico and is now getting married. Jackie wants to send her money as a wedding gift and asked me if I knew … Continue reading →
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Oaxaca Dance of the Feather: Always Carry a Second Battery
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 11 July 2011
It was late afternoon on July 6, 2011 when the dancers assembled in the church courtyard to begin. They would dance into the night until almost 10 p.m. The day was balmy with a light breeze. Perfect weather.
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Oaxaca Photography Workshop–Best of the Week
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 11 July 2011
For the last evening of our Oaxaca Photography Expedition: Market Towns and Artisan Villages, instructors Sam and Tom Robbins asked participants to choose 10 to 12 of their best photographs of the week.
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Oaxaca Photography, Safety and Cultural Immersion: A Note From Emily Fox
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 10 July 2011
Three recent New Albany (Ohio) High School graduates joined us for the just completed Oaxaca Photography Expedition: Market Towns and Artisan Villages led by Tom Robbins and his wife Sam Robbins.
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Look Upstairs! Money Machines at the Oaxaca Airport
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 10 July 2011
Traveling to Oaxaca and arriving at the Oaxaca, Mexico airport? Do you need pesos?
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Oaxaca Artists Fair & Sale: Please Pass the Poster!
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 10 July 2011
Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to meet 10 great artists and artisans, and see some of the best work in Oaxaca.
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Getting to Oaxaca, Mexico: Take Two
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 8 July 2011
Oaxaca is easy to get to from the USA when you use the gateway city of Houston. There is a direct flight from Houston to Oaxaca daily on Continental (soon to be United)Airlines. This is not a bargain route and … Continue reading →
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Leaving Oaxaca: Notes, Lists, Preparations
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 7 July 2011
For the past two days I have been preparing for the trip back to the U.S. Taking it slow. Doing laundry. Meandering the village. Saying goodbye to friends. I forget that even under an overcast sky clothes will dry on … Continue reading →
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Oaxaca Festivals: Dance of the Feather, Teotitlan del Valle 2011
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 6 July 2011
One of the great Oaxaca festivals is the Dance of the Feather in Teotitlan del Valle — a must-see for every Oaxaca resident and tourist. It is a story of honor, conquest, survival and endurance.
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Oaxaca Festivals: Parade of the Baskets, Teotitlan del Valle 2011
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 5 July 2011
Summer is a great time to travel to and explore Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Oaxaca Portraits: Parade of the Baskets, Teotitlan del Valle 2011
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 5 July 2011
Oaxaca festivals are more than colorful. They are a sacred experience.
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Songs for the Road No. 13: Enchanted Oaxaca
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 5 July 2011
Today was a day of everyday markets. Today was a day of sipping Oaxaca hot chocolate and dipping airy sweet bread in it. Today was a day of city squares where people gather as if it were an extension of their living room. Today was a day of sitting on a crowded bench at a [...]
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Oaxaca Photo Expedition Day Two: June 30, 2011
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 1 July 2011
Today was a walking tour of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico and definitely a cultural immersion experience. We started out with a return to the village market where daily commerce and social connection is played out.
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Oaxaca Photography in Teotitlan del Valle
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 30 June 2011
What an incredible photography and cooking class day with Reyna Mendoza Ruiz at her family home. El Sabor Zapoteco is the cooking class program.
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Oaxaca Breakfast with Carina Santiago Bautista
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 28 June 2011
I landed on Saturday and have been breathless ever since. After two nights and days in Oaxaca City, visiting friends, shopping, sightseeing, and walking up and down hills, we have now settled into the pueblo of Teotitlan del Valle.
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Global Entry Interview at IAH: Get Through Immigration Faster
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 25 June 2011
Finding the place for the Global Entry interview with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection was the hardest part of the process.
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Travel and Time, Time Travel and Packing for Oaxaca
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 25 June 2011
This is my travel to Oaxaca day! It’s 6:45 a.m. in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and I have the luxury of an 11:15 a.m. flight from RDU to IAH, then a 5 hour layover until a 6 p.m.
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The Fields of Oaxaca
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 25 June 2011
I believe it was a famous photographer who once said, “Some of the best photos this world has seen were taken from small, fogged-up airplane windows while flying over the state of Oaxaca.” Even if that’s not true, I’m still going to subject you to a photo I snapped on our descent into the [...]
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Mexican Culture Lesson: The Long Drawn Out Telephone Goodbye from Lesley Tellez
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 24 June 2011
This is so YES and true, and funny and perfectly mirrors life in Mexico where the subtleties of language are embedded in every response.
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Perform with Confidence: Workshop for Musicians + Performance Artists in Oaxaca, Mexico
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 24 June 2011
Friday, July 20-Thursday, July 26, 2012 Travel to Oaxaca, Mexico for this artists residency! You know how much concentration and energy it takes to translate your artistry to the performance venue and execute masterfully in front of an audience.
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Artists Added to Las Bugambilias Show on July 16 in Oaxaca
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 24 June 2011
Weaver Reyna Mendoza Ruiz and ceramic artist Angelica Vazquez are joining the group of Oaxaca artists invited to participate in the Saturday, July 16 exhibition and sale of their work at Casa de Las Bugambilias, Calle Reforma #402 in Oaxaca’s … Continue reading →
