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Mexico Inspiration Journal_017

Item

A travel journal page featuring a photograph of a street scene and handwritten notes about a restaurant and a meeting.
Title
Mexico Inspiration Journal_017
Alternative Title
Mexico Inspiration Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2017
Description
- The left page contains a photograph of a street scene with colorful buildings, a sign for "Bistro 300," and parked cars. The bottom of the photo is labeled "El Jacinto 1930, El Tico Atal."
- The right page has handwritten notes discussing a restaurant, a demographic observation, and a meeting with a couple from Vancouver.
Identifier
017_2017_February 2017_Mexico Inspiration
Dates Completed
February, 2017 - February, 2017
Keywords
Cocooning; San Miguel de Allende; Mexico; 29 Pieces; Funding crisis; Photography; Beauty; Color; Doorways; Reckoning; High altitude; Breathlessness; Chronic pain; Expatriates; Demographics; Varanasi; Mortality; Health crisis; Butterfly Reserve; Pulmonary embolism; Hospitals; Epiphany; Limitations; Possibility; Self discernment; Calling; Belief; Habits; Divine guidance; Joy; Wounding; Prayer; Lightness; Friendship; Difficulty; Diminished strength; Defeat; Renewal; Disappointment; Admiration
Transcription
- Left Page:
Favorite Restaurants
Bistro 300
El Jacinto 1930, El Tico Atal
- Right Page:
days of hours of walking on rough sidewalks + streets.
(all cobblestone)
Feb. 3. Breakfast @ Bistro 300.
fantastic, juice concoctions.
Today: strawberry, almond milk, coconut milk, banana
The demographic of Americans here is the Road Scholar demographic - Grey, retired looking, teachers, middle class.
Met a couple today at the cafe. They are from Vancouver. Both teachers - he in college, she in high school. He said he'd been in Benares (Varanasi) to immerse in learning to speak Hindi. I said I love Varanasi and have told
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