Pozole days
steph I love to cook. Living out of a van, though, means that cooking is limited by a few things— 1—what we can buy and store (meat only if we’re going…
Semana Santa
Semana Santa was a relatively quiet affair for us, since we are now entering our fifth week in San Cristóbal, absorbing as much solitude (and curry) as possible. For such…
jbuhler To the US and back
Last week I went to the US. I was in the jury for SIGGRAPH, and also wanted to reenter the country before hitting the six month mark. I’m on a…
The Highlands
One of the coolest parts about being stationed in San Cristóbal are being a short drive from a lot of different small towns. The indigenous people are more highly visible…
Six months in
Today is our six-month mark of entering Mexico. I wanted to write something significant on this day, something that would say something more than a typical post about a town…
Three postcards from San Francisco
Wait. What? I came to San Francisco for a few days. Stephanie and Milo are in San Cristobal, and I’ll be back this Monday.
All those banners
After almost six months on the road, I thought it would be a good time to look back at the banners that we’ve been using on the blog. This was…
Happy Birthday, Mom!
Happy Birthday to Van en Van’s Top Commenter: MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER. On her birthday, I would like to recognize all the things she has given me, among them: an appreciation…
Nesting in the treehouse
This month we’ve taken ourself off the road and into the trees, renting the top floor of a cabin in San Cristóbal de las Casas. It is at one of…