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A friend and her two relatively young kids were tested and confirmed to have it. She was unable to go to work for ten days. It was a bad flu for each, and nothing more. She's not an expat, but I don't see how that should matter as long as she was te…
October 29
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Alvin Starkman, M.A., LL.B. Driving in Oaxaca, Mexico, became a little more difficult in September / October, 2009. That’s when federal, state and municipal governments actually began enforcing the law, at least in the City of Oaxaca and in parts o…
October 21
Steals limelight from Clinton, Clooney … Oaxacan chef inadvertently sets City of Toronto ablaze Alvin Starkman, M.A., LL.B. All Pilar Cabrera really wanted was to do a little promotion for Oaxaca, and make a few Canadian dollars during one of the…
October 10
Alvin Starkman added a discussion to the group Canadian Club
I previously posted about Chef Pilar Cabrera's culinary tour of Southern Ontario. She has been now been asked to compete in an Iron Chef competition, against a chef from Louisiana, as part of Harbourfront Centre's Hot & Spicy Food Festival (Toronto,…
August 27
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Tour of Oaxacan chef in Toronto at Throughout the Greater Toronto Area
September 10, 2009 at 6pm to September 29, 2009 at 7pm
I’ve been working on a project to expose Canada to authentic, Oaxacan food. It’s finally come to fruition. Renowned Oaxacan chef Pilar Cabrera (NY Times, Bon Appetit) will be in Toronto September 10 - 29, as guest chef at a number of restaurants, a…
August 13
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Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B. At first blush David Hornick appears to be the most unlikely candidate to be spear-heading a housing development in the state of Oaxaca, one of the southernmost and poorest states in Mexico; his Spanish is sparse to be ge…
July 13
Wayne: Calgary has been well-represented in Oaxaca. You've perhaps heard the story of Lisa Cant, discovered 10 years ago at age 14 at the Calgary Ikea store, and now a world renowned model living in Manhattan (the face of Carolina Herrera; also see…
June 20
Alvin Starkman and Wayne Corcoran are now friends
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June 12
The recent series for the Toronto Star, by Linda Diebel, harms tourism in Mexico, as you all know, incredibly. I've been communicating with her about it, but to no avail. She recognizes what her articles do, loves Mexico, but has a job to do. It's i…
June 12
Silvia: Here's the website for Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast: http://www.oaxacadream.com. Regarding my photo, if you really want to be the judge, click on the articles icon on our website, and I think there's a photo of me at the index page wh…
June 12
Re Guelaguetza: With all due respect to Stephanie, it DOES matter which day or night you attend the actual Guelaguetza performance. Guelaguetza happens in the rainy season. It rarely rains until the afternoon in July. Therefore, you're almost entire…
June 12
Another Paradise, a different Paradise for American & Canadian expatriates in Mexico. Featured Photo: Benito Juarez's House Oaxaca, Oaxaca May 2002
June 12
CASA MACHAYA OAXACA BED & BREAKFAST is unique among Oaxaca bed and breakfast accommodations in that we rent an entire spacious level of our modern yet traditionally styled Mexican home to only one set of guests at a time…a couple, family or individu…
June 12
A place where members can promote their Bed & Breakfast establishment or Boutique Hotels with 15 rooms or less. You may also tell about places where you have been a guest.
June 12

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Do you live in the Mexico, the US or Canada
Mexico
What city and state
Oaxaca, Mexico
If in Mexico, how long have you resided there?
5 years permanently (effective July / 04))
Tell us about yourself, type of business, last employment
1) Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast
2) Tour guide to the craft villages, ruins, market towns, mezcal factories, and more off the beaten track locales
3) Conduct little research projects
4) Try to promote Oaxaca to Canadian readership and travelers.
5) Written about 90 articles about Oaxaca between 2005 and 2009.
Do you have any websites for your business or websites you wouldlike to refer someone to?
http://www.oaxacadream.com
Website Address?
http://www.oaxacadream.com
Website Address?
http://www.oaxacadream.com
How did you hear about Mexico-My Space?
formers clients now living in Mexico

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Seat belt, cell phone and speed limit laws enforced against drivers in Oaxaca

Alvin Starkman, M.A., LL.B.

Driving in Oaxaca, Mexico, became a little more difficult in September / October, 2009. That’s when federal, state and municipal governments actually began enforcing the law, at least in the City of Oaxaca and in parts of the central valleys. Until then rules of the road for driving in Oaxaca were on the books, but not enforced; or if enforced at all it was on a very sporadic basis.

As of autumn, 2009, the authorities have been out in full force in a concerted campa… Continue

Posted on October 21, 2009 at 3:37pm —

Alvin Starkman

Universal design and cohousing principles, as well as economic necessity, spur green housing project in Oaxaca, Mexico, for aging North Americans

Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B.

At first blush David Hornick appears to be the most unlikely candidate to be spear-heading a housing development in the state of Oaxaca, one of the southernmost and poorest states in Mexico; his Spanish is sparse to be generous, until earlier this year he had never ventured to this part of the country, he’s never designed or built a home, and he’s lived virtually all his life in Schenectady, New York, leading a more or less typical, middle-class Jewish existence.

But… Continue

Posted on July 13, 2009 at 9:20am —

Alvin Starkman

Nuptials and baptism in rural Oaxaca, Mexico: the mandate of tradition

Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B.

We usually think of weddings and baptisms as rites of passage we attend on separate occasions. But November 27, 2008, marked the celebration of both in San Lorenzo Albarradas: the nuptials of a couple in their early twenties, and the baptism of their three-year-old daughter. What resulted was a melding of highly organized custom characterized by extremes of indulging, giving, and all-out merriment.

San Lorenzo Albarradas (“San Lorenzo”) is a village with about 1,900… Continue

Posted on June 12, 2009 at 6:53am —

Alvin Starkman

A taste of Oaxaca comes to Toronto

A Taste of Oaxaca, Mexico in Toronto, Canada with Chef Pilar Cabrera Arroyo

The sun-drenched valley city of Oaxaca, in the Mexican state of the same name, is considered by many to be the country’s culinary capital. Apart from being the land of seven moles (pron. moh-leh), Oaxaca also boasts an impressive gastronomic repertoire long admired by the rest of Mexico and gastronomes the world over. Working within the state’s rich and proud culinary heritage is one of Oaxaca City’s brightest lights in… Continue

Posted on June 12, 2009 at 6:49am —

Alvin Starkman

Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast

CASA MACHAYA OAXACA BED & BREAKFAST is unique among Oaxaca bed and breakfast accommodations in that we rent an entire spacious level of our modern yet traditionally styled Mexican home to only one set of guests at a time…a couple, family or individual (second rental unit available upon request). Completely private and with your own separate entrance, you’ll enjoy all amenities:

• fully equipped eat-in kitchen;
• landscaped patio with comfy lawn chairs, stone hand-hewn table and four chairs,… Continue

Posted on June 12, 2009 at 6:42am —

 
 

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Hola Velia, I was happy to see your note regarding Señor Buchsbaum. Can you give me an idea how big his shop is? I just want to know if I'd have to wait or if I'd need an appointment. I'm restoring an older car and I want quality. Jim
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